Lightweight metallic cellular materials: a systematic review on mechanical characteristics and engineering applications

E Wang, R Yao, Q Li, X Hu, G Sun - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …

Electron beam metal additive manufacturing: Defects formation and in-process control

Y Shi, S Gong, H Xu, G Yang, J Qiao, Z Wang… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electron beam heat source has certain advantages in processing some special high-
performance materials because of its high energy efficiency and the ability to use its own …

Additive manufacturing of metallic metamaterials with enhanced mechanical properties enabled by microstructural and structural design

Z Zeng, S Gao, DK Pokkalla, S Zhang, C Han… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of additive manufacturing (AM) facilitates the fabrication of lightweight
mechanical metamaterials characterized by intricate geometrical features. Here, we focus on …

Design of elastically isotropic shell lattices from anisotropic constitutive materials for additive manufacturing

L Zhang, Q Ma, J Ding, S Qu, J Fu, MW Fu, X Song… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Additively manufactured elastically isotropic lattice structures are promising for lightweight
structural applications. Current design methods for elastically isotropic lattice structures are …

Additively manufactured truss-core sandwich cylinders: materials, processes and performances

H Zhang, H Shi, H Fan - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
To explore a structure with a superior load-to-mass ratio applying in rockets, two types of
lattice truss sandwich cylinders with corrugated-core and X-core were designed, printed …

A novel method combining finite element analysis and computed tomography reconstruction to master mechanical properties of lattice structures processed by laser …

W Chen, D Gu, L Yuan, K Shi, X Liu, J Sun… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The inherent manufacturing defects in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)-processed samples
leads to deviations from results of finite element analysis (FEA) using the designed model …

Machine learning–enabled inverse design of shell-based lattice metamaterials with optimal sound and energy absorption

Z Hu, J Ding, S Ding, WWS Ma, JW Chua… - Virtual and Physical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, the development in shell-based lattice, is increasingly focused on
multifunctionality, with growing interest in combining sound and energy absorption …

[HTML][HTML] An investigation into mechanical properties of a 3D printed two-matrix continuous fiber composites with multi-cavity structure

H Kong, P Qu, X Li, D Kong, A Guo, S Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
A continuous fiber reinforced two-matrix composites with multi-cavity structure was
fabricated by a co-extrusion method, combining the excellent wettability of thermosetting …

High-strength aluminum alloy processed by micro laser powder bed fusion (μ-LPBF): Coordination of laser formability, microstructure evolution, and mechanical …

H Liu, D Gu, K Shi, H Zhang, L Li, Y Zhang, J Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
As the scale of additive manufacturing process (eg, laser spot size, powder particle size,
powder layer thickness) decreases, the application of micro laser powder bed fusion (μ …

Hierarchical triply periodic minimal surface shell lattices with superior isotropic elasticity: Design guidelines, fabrication, and validation

H Liu, WWS Ma, J Ding, S Qu, R Li, Q Ge, MY Wang… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hierarchical triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) shell lattices exhibit a wide range of
tailorable properties that can be fine-tuned by lattice design. Recent advances in additive …