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Publication date: 3 October 2022

Mingkang Zhang, Meizhen Xu, Jinwei Li, Wenqing Shi and Yangzhi Chen

This study aims to explore the compressive behavior of hollow triply periodic minimal surface (HTPMS) cellular structures by selective laser melting (SLM).

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Purpose

This study aims to explore the compressive behavior of hollow triply periodic minimal surface (HTPMS) cellular structures by selective laser melting (SLM).

Design/methodology/approach

This study presents a design method for gyroid hollow triply periodic minimal surfaces (G-HTPMS) and primitive hollow triply periodic minimal surfaces (P-HTPMS) cellular structures, and SLM technology was applied to manufacture these cellular structures. Compressive behaviors and energy absorption behaviors of hollow cellular structures were researched in this study.

Findings

Compared with normal gyroid triply periodic minimal surfaces (G-TPMS) and normal primitive triply periodic minimal surfaces (P-TPMS), the G-HTPMS and P-HTPMS have higher elastic modulus, plateau stress and effective energy absorption under uniaxial compression. The hollow design in HTPMS can enhance the mechanical properties and energy absorption of the cellular structure. Finite element analysis also demonstrates that the hollow design can reduce stress concentration, which improved the compressive curves from a severely fluctuating state to a relatively flat state and reduces fracture. According to compressive behaviors, G-TPMS and G-HTPMS are the bending-dominated cellular structures with strain hardening characteristics, and P-TPMS and P-HTPMS are the stretching-dominated cellular structures with strain softening characteristics.

Originality/value

This research provided a design method for HTPMS, and it was proved that the mechanical properties increased by hollow design inspired by bamboo.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 29 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 17 August 2021

Mingkang Zhang, Yongqiang Yang, Meizhen Xu, Jie Chen and Di Wang

The purpose of this study is focused on the mechanical properties of multi-materials porous structures manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM).

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is focused on the mechanical properties of multi-materials porous structures manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM).

Design/methodology/approach

The Diamond structure was designed by the triply periodic minimal surface function in MATLAB, and multi-materials porous structures were manufactured by SLM. Compression tests were applied to analyze the anisotropy of mechanical properties of multi-materials porous structures.

Findings

Compression results show that the multi-materials porous structure has a strong anisotropy behavior. When the compression force direction is parallel to the material arrangement, multi-materials porous structure was compressed in a layer-by-layer way, which is the traditional deformation of the gradient structure. However, when the compression force direction is perpendicular to the material arrangement, the compression curves show a near-periodic saw-tooth waveform characteristic, and this kind of structure was compressed consistently. It is demonstrated that the combination with high strength brittle material and low strength plastic material improves compression mode, and plastic material plays a role in buffering fracture.

Originality/value

This research provides a new method for the design and manufacturing of multi-materials porous structures and an approach to change the compression behavior of the porous structure.

Details

Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 27 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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