Mechanical Properties and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Additively Manufactured Lightweight Novel Re-Entrant Plate-Based Lattice Structures.

Sultan Al Hassanieh,Kamran A Khan,Muhammad A Khan,Ahmed Alhantoobi

doi:10.3390/polym13223882

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In this work, three novel re-entrant plate lattice structures (LSs) have been designed by transforming conventional truss-based lattices into hybrid-plate based lattices, namely, flat-plate modified auxetic (FPMA), vintile (FPV), and tesseract (FPT). Additive manufacturing based on stereolithography (SLA) technology was utilized to fabricate the tensile, compressive, and LS specimens with different relative densities (ρ). The base material’s mechanical properties obtained through mechanical testing were used in a finite element-based numerical homogenization analysis to study the elastic anisotropy of the LSs. Both the FPV and FPMA showed anisotropic behavior; however, the FPT showed cubic symmetry. The universal anisotropic index was found highest for FPV and lowest for FPMA, and it followed the power-law dependence of ρ. The quasi-static compressive response of the LSs was investigated. The Gibson–Ashby power law (≈ρn) analysis revealed that the FPMA’s Young’s modulus was the highest with a mixed bending–stretching behavior (≈ρ1.30), the FPV showed a bending-dominated behavior (≈ρ3.59), and the FPT showed a stretching-dominated behavior (≈ρ1.15). Excellent mechanical properties along with superior energy absorption capabilities were observed, with the FPT showing a specific energy absorption of 4.5 J/g, surpassing most reported lattices while having a far lower density.

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Lightweight engineering cellular materials are being extensively used and investigated in a wide range of industries such as the aerospace, biomedical, and transportation industries
In addition to the benefits brought about by light weighting, the dire need for materials with mechanical properties customizable by design was the motive behind the development of the so-called material concerned sub-field “Architected Cellular Materials (ACMs)” or referred to as lattice structures (LSs) [1]
LSs are formed by arranging unit cells made of struts, shells, and/or plates into a three-dimensional periodic array

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Lightweight engineering cellular materials are being extensively used and investigated in a wide range of industries such as the aerospace, biomedical, and transportation industries. In addition to the benefits brought about by light weighting, the dire need for materials with mechanical properties customizable by design was the motive behind the development of the so-called material concerned sub-field “Architected Cellular Materials (ACMs)” or referred to as lattice structures (LSs) [1]. Compared to solid continuum materials, LSs, lower in density, have high specific strengths and superior energy absorption characteristics, making them widely used in modern-day applications [2,3,4]. LSs properties are mainly driven by unit cell topology, scale, and the constituent material’s properties. Their customizability allows for the development of application-specific materials [5,6,7]

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