Data for: Mechanical properties and energy absorbing capabilities of Z-pinned aluminum foam sandwich

Experimental_reference_AFS.xlsx: Results of three experimental, compression tests on reference AFS. Results include displacement, force, strain, and stress. FEA_results.xlsx: Results of all numerical experiments including parametric studies on pin number (layout), radius (size), and material. Z-pinned.xlsx: Results of experimental tests on Z-pinned samples (single and quad). Energy absorption efficiency data and plots.