Mechanical response of a triply periodic minimal surface cellular structures manufactured by selective laser melting

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 149-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Yang ◽  
Chunze Yan ◽  
Changjun Han ◽  
Peng Chen ◽  
Shoufeng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimal Surface ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Periodic Minimal Surface ◽  
Triply Periodic ◽  
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface

Optimizing the pinch-off problem for gradient triply periodic minimal surface cellular structures manufactured by selective laser melting

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 1771-1781
Author(s):  
Mingkang Zhang ◽  
Yongqiang Yang ◽  
Wentao Qin ◽  
Shibiao Wu ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Minimal Surface ◽  
Selective Laser Melting ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Optimized Design ◽  
Laser Melting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Periodic Minimal Surface ◽  
Triply Periodic ◽  
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface

Purpose This study aims to focus on the optimized design and mechanical properties of gradient triply periodic minimal surface cellular structures manufactured by selective laser melting. Design/methodology/approach Uniform and gradient IWP and primitive cellular structures have been designed by the optimized function in MATLAB, and selective laser melting technology was applied to manufacture these cellular structures. Finite element analysis was applied to optimize the pinch-off problem, and compressive tests were carried out for the evaluation of mechanical properties of gradient cellular structures. Findings Finite element analysis shows that the elastic modulus of IWP increased as design parameter b increased, and then decreased when parameter b is higher than 5.5. The highest elastic modulus of primitive increased by 89.2% when parameter b is 6. The compressive behavior of gradient IWP and primitive shows a layer-by-layer way, and elastic modulus and first maximum compressive strength of gradient primitive are higher than that of gradient IWP. The effective energy absorption of gradient cellular structures increased as the average porosity decreased, and the effective energy absorption of gradient primitive is about twice than that of gradient IWP. Originality/value This paper presents an optimized design method for the pinch-off problem of gradient triply periodic minimal surface cellular structures.

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