RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Nová, Iva A1 Fraňa, Karel A1 Machuta, Jiří A1 Nováková, Iva T1 Theoretical Calculations of the Foaming Properties of Powder Agents for the Production of Aluminium Foams JF Manufacturing Technology Journal YR 2019 VO 19 IS 1 SP 118 OP 122 DO 10.21062/ujep/254.2019/a/1213-2489/MT/19/1/118 UL https://journalmt.com/artkey/mft-201901-0020.php AB This paper presents the theoretical calculations of the foaming process of selected powder foaming agents (TiH2, CaH2, MgH2, ZrH2, CaCO3 and MgCO3) regarding the volume of gas, relative density and density of the metal foam obtained with respect to the use of a certain amount of powdered blowing agent. This work is carried out in the frame of the university project in which a small subproject is dealing with the problem of the cellular lightweight metal structures. Furthermore by calculating the diffusion of hydrogen in both solid and liquid aluminium there were found results for the duration of the anticipated action of the powdered blowing agent (0.75, 1.0, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75 and 2.0 wt. %).