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This work reports the processing of aluminum (Al) foams with pore size in the range from 1 to 2 mm and minimum densities of 0.56 g/cm 3. The foams were manufactured using a powder metallurgy method with a space holder (also known as Sintering Dissolution Process, SDP), carbamide as space holder particles and using a device with controlled atmosphere in the sintering step to avoid the quickly oxidation of metal. The foams obtained showed a porous structure with regular pore size and pores distribution. The plots of stress vs strain indicated max values between 61.39 and 0.04 MPa (0.0 and 80 %vol. of CH4N2O, respectively). On the other hand, the foam porosity increased from 11.84 to 79.44 % (0.0 and 80 %vol. of CH4N2O, respectively). The results are interpreted in terms of increase the SHP content in the sample