Porous aluminum is lightweight and has good shock absorption properties. Therefore, by joining thermoplastic resin, which has been widely used in recent
years, to porous aluminum, it is possible to achieve both strength and weight reduction while providing shock absorption properties. In this study, bonding of porous
aluminum and a polycarbonate plate was performed. The polycarbonate plate was pressed against the heated porous aluminum to bond them. From the tensile test of
the bonded specimen, it was found that bonded specimen, which was bonded at 400ÿ can achieve higher strength than that at 300ÿ owing to the anchor effect. The
bonded specimen, which was bonded at 400ÿ, exhibited fracture at the porous aluminum part, while the bonded specimen, which was bonded at 300ÿ, exhibited
fracture at the bonded surface.