Abstract: A porous metal foam body obtainable by applying one or more layers of molten metal to an open-pore non-metallic substrate and allowing the molten metal to penetrate into the open pores of said non-metallic substrate to form a metal foam body whose metal component has at least partially penetrated into said open-pore non-metallic substrate. Said open-pore metal foam body is prepared by a process in which an open-pore non-metallic substrate is provided and coated with a molten metal, and the molten metal penetrates into the open pores of the open-pore non-metallic substrate. The metal foam bodies can be employed in many fields of technology.