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Compression Behavior of Three-dimensional Printed Polymer Lattice Structures
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications
  • Mohammed A. Rifaie, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Ahsan Mian, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University - Main Campus
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
4-1-2018
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Abstract

This paper focuses on the compression behavior of additively manufactured or three-dimensional printed polymer lattice structures of different configurations. The body-centered cubic lattice unit cell, which has been extensively investigated for energy absorption applications, is the starting point for this research. In this study, the lattice structure based on the body-centered cubic unit cell was modified by adding vertical struts in different arrangements to create three additional configurations. Four lattice structure designs were selected for comparison: the basic unit cell (body centered cubic), body centered cubic with vertical struts added to all nodes in the lattice, body centered cubic with vertical struts added to alternate nodes in the lattice, and body centered cubic with gradient in the number of vertical bars in the lattice. Samples of all four designs were prepared using acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene polymer by three-dimensional printing. The stiffness, failure loads, and energy absorption behaviors of all four configurations were determined under quasi-static compression loading. Specific properties were calculated by normalizing the test properties by the sample mass. It is observed from experimental data that selective placement of vertical support struts in the unit cell influences both the absolute and specific mechanical properties of lattice structures.

DOI
10.1177/1464420718770475
Citation Information
Mohammed A. Rifaie, Ahsan Mian and Raghavan Srinivasan. "Compression Behavior of Three-dimensional Printed Polymer Lattice Structures" Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (2018) ISSN: 1464-4207
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ahsan-mian/82/