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Additive Manufacturing technologies, such as Laser Powder Bed Fusion, have enabled the creation of complex geometrical designs which can be used for lightweighting purposes across multiple industries. One of the most common methods to reduce weight in the design stage is the use of topological optimization or lattice structures. Lattice structures consist of nodes connected with struts in different orientations in space, with the configuration of the unit cell varying depending on the final application. It is an established fact that the mechanical properties of additively manufactured components vary as a function of the size and orientation of the printed part. This inhomogeneity in properties is often neglected by material models implemented in finite element analysis, which normally just consider the mechanical properties of the bulk material. In this work, single struts of different diameters (0.5 and 1 mm) and orientations (0° and 45°) were tested to determine the corresponding mechanical properties and use them as an input to construct a material model to predict the mechanical properties of lattice structures. Validation against experimental behavior of two different lattice structures shows improved accuracy over bulk properties material models.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101007815.
Proyecto PID2020-116440RA-I00 financiado por MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033.
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Casata, M., Garrido, C., Alabort, E., Barba, D. (2023). A Multiscale Study of the Interconnection Between Unit Cell Design, Processing Conditions, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Titanium Metamaterials. In: TMS 2023 152nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. TMS 2023. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22524-6_19
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