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- Title
Mechanical Strength of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices Subjected to Three-Point Bending.
- Authors
Lin, Zo-Han; Pan, Jyun-Hong; Li, Hung-Yuan
- Abstract
Sandwich panel structures (SPSs) with lattice cores can considerably lower material consumption while simultaneously maintaining adequate mechanical properties. Compared with extruded lattice types, triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) lattices have light weight but better controllable mechanical properties. In this study, the different types of TPMS lattices inside an SPS were analysed comprehensively. Each SPS comprised two face sheets and a core filled with 20 × 5 × 1 TPMS lattices. The types of TPMS lattices considered included the Schwarz primitive (SP), Scherk's surface type 2 (S2), Schoen I-graph-wrapped package (I-WP), and Schoen face-centred cubic rhombic dodecahedron (F-RD). The finite element method was applied to determine the mechanical performance of different TPMS lattices at different relative densities inside the SPS under a three-point bending test, and the results were compared with the values calculated from analytical equations. The results showed a difference of less than 21% between the analytical and numerical results for the deformation. SP had the smallest deformation among the TPMS lattices, and F-RD can withstand the highest allowable load. Different failure modes were proposed to predict potential failure mechanisms. The results indicated that the mechanical performances of the TPMS lattices were mainly influenced by the lattice geometry and relative density.
- Subjects
SPECIFIC gravity; FAILURE mode &; effects analysis; FINITE element method; BEND testing; MINIMAL surfaces
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 14, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym14142885