Abstract
Metamaterials, especially lattice structures, are of great interest for many application areas such as aerospace, automotive and medicine due to their adjustable mechanical properties and their low weight. Due to their complex geometry, lattice structures are usually manufactured additively, which causes a large variance in the manufacturing-related mechanical properties. In order to establish metamaterials in industrial applications under cyclic loading, the fatigue behavior needs to be investigated to evaluate the load capacity of these structures. Here we analyze the fatigue behavior of AlSi10Mg truss structures fabricated with L-PBF using a load increase test in combination with acoustic emission measurements. The acoustic signals are evaluated in terms of time-dependent amplitude signal and frequency spectrum. Increasing load and increasing specimen damage resulted in changes of the acoustic spectrum and the amplitude of the time signal. Based on the results, a correlation of specimen properties with build platform position in the manufacturing process could be established. Acoustic emission measurement as an in situ characterization method during cyclic loading is promising for surveillance of lattice structures in safety related applications.
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