Mechanical properties and deformation behavior under compressive loading of selective laser melting processed bio-inspired sandwich structures

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Vol. 762; p. 138089
• Main Authors: Hu, Kaiming, Lin, Kaijie, Gu, Dongdong, Yang, Jiankai, Wang, Haoran, Yuan, Luhao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 05.08.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bio-inspired; Compression tests; Compressive strength; Deformation behavior; Energy absorption; Finite element analysis; Finite element method; Fracture surfaces; Laser beam melting; Laser processing; Lasers; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Plates (structural members); Process parameters; Rapid prototyping; Sandwich structure; Sandwich structures; Selective laser melting; Stress concentration; Stress distribution; Tubes; Ultimate tensile strength; Weight reduction; Finite element analysis; Bio-inspired; Selective laser melting; Deformation behavior; Sandwich structure

Sandwich structures are widely used in aviation and aerospace applications because of their outstanding characteristics of light-weight, excellent energy absorption and continuous compression behaviors. Nature has provided us with extraordinary resources to meet the demanding for modern industry. In...