Additive manufacturing of metallic lattice structures: Unconstrained design, accurate fabrication, fascinated performances, and challenges

LY Chen, SX Liang, Y Liu, LC Zhang - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lattice structures, which are also known as architected cellular structures, have been
applied in various industrial sectors, owing to their fascinated performances, such as low …

A state-of-the-art review on types, design, optimization, and additive manufacturing of cellular structures

A Nazir, KM Abate, A Kumar, JY Jeng - The International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Cellular structures are made up of an interconnected network of plates, struts, or small unit
cells and acquire many unique benefits such as, high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Broadband low-frequency vibration attenuation in 3D printed composite meta-lattice sandwich structures

H Li, Y Hu, H Huang, J Chen, M Zhao, B Li - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving superior properties of vibration suppression at low-frequency range, yet with high
load-bearing capabilities in lightweight structural designs is still a challenge. In this work, we …

Metallic microlattice materials: A current state of the art on manufacturing, mechanical properties and applications

MG Rashed, M Ashraf, RAW Mines, PJ Hazell - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Metallic microlattice is a new class of material that combines useful mechanical properties of
metals with smart geometrical orientations providing greater stiffness, strength-to-weight …

Fabrication, properties, and applications of open-cell aluminum foams: A review

T Wan, Y Liu, C Zhou, X Chen, Y Li - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Open-cell metallic foams or porous metals have a distinctive combination of excellent
structural performance and superior functional characteristics, such as their light weight …

Stiffness and specific energy absorption of additively-manufactured metallic BCC metamaterials composed of tapered beams

T Tancogne-Dejean, D Mohr - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Periodic beam networks of Body-Centered Cubic (BCC) symmetry belong to the same family
of cubic metamaterials as the well-known Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) octet truss lattice …

Finite element modelling of the compressive response of lattice structures manufactured using the selective laser melting technique

M Smith, Z Guan, WJ Cantwell - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Previous work on lightweight energy-absorbing truss based structures has highlighted the
potential of SLM-built lattices. Finite element models have been developed to predict the …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering lattice metamaterials for extreme property, programmability, and multifunctionality

Z Jia, F Liu, X Jiang, L Wang - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Making materials lightweight while attaining a desirable combination of mechanical, thermal,
and other physical properties is the “holy grail” of material science. Lattice materials …

Multifunctional periodic cellular metals

HNG Wadley - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Periodic cellular metals with honeycomb and corrugated topologies are widely used for the
cores of light weight sandwich panel structures. Honeycombs have closed cell pores and …

Fabrication and structural performance of periodic cellular metal sandwich structures

HNG Wadley, NA Fleck, AG Evans - Composites science and technology, 2003 - Elsevier
Metallic sandwich panels with periodic, open-cell cores are important new structures,
enabled by novel fabrication and topology design tools. Fabrication protocols based on the …