Additively manufactured materials and structures: A state-of-the-art review on their mechanical characteristics and energy absorption
Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …
Lightweight metallic cellular materials: a systematic review on mechanical characteristics and engineering applications
Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …
Breaking the tradeoffs between different mechanical properties in bioinspired hierarchical lattice metamaterials
It is a long‐standing challenge to break the tradeoffs between different mechanical property
indicators such as the strength versus toughness in the design of lightweight lattice …
indicators such as the strength versus toughness in the design of lightweight lattice …
Additively manufactured dual-functional metamaterials with customisable mechanical and sound-absorbing properties
Acoustic metamaterials with broadband sound-absorbing capacity open up applications in
aerospace, automotive, marine, defense, etc. For such applications, sound-absorbing …
aerospace, automotive, marine, defense, etc. For such applications, sound-absorbing …
New class of multifunctional bioinspired microlattice with excellent sound absorption, damage tolerance, and high specific strength
Although mutually independent, simultaneous sound absorption and superior mechanical
properties are often sought after in a material. One main challenge in achieving such a …
properties are often sought after in a material. One main challenge in achieving such a …
[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired multi-cell tubular structures approaching ideal energy absorption performance
The energy absorption potential of conventional thin-walled tubes is compromised by the
long-wavelength folding lobes, which result in a mean crushing force that is much smaller …
long-wavelength folding lobes, which result in a mean crushing force that is much smaller …
Damage-programmable design of metamaterials achieving crack-resisting mechanisms seen in nature
The fracture behaviour of artificial metamaterials often leads to catastrophic failures with
limited resistance to crack propagation. In contrast, natural materials such as bones and …
limited resistance to crack propagation. In contrast, natural materials such as bones and …
[HTML][HTML] Anisotropic compression behaviors of bio-inspired modified body-centered cubic lattices validated by additive manufacturing
Bio-inspired lattices have been proved to possess better energy absorption capacity than
conventional structures. Here, the two-dimensional deep-sea glass sponge structure is …
conventional structures. Here, the two-dimensional deep-sea glass sponge structure is …
[HTML][HTML] Additive-manufactured hierarchical multi-circular lattice structures for energy absorption application
In this work, a new hierarchical lattice design is proposed by replacing the original straight
beams of face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice with a string of higher-level circular beams from …
beams of face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice with a string of higher-level circular beams from …
Current trends in additively manufactured (3D printed) energy absorbing structures for crashworthiness application–a review
Inspired by the vast amounts of investigations carried out on three-dimensional (3D) printed
structures and their recent accelerated developments, the present review paper …
structures and their recent accelerated developments, the present review paper …