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Article Dans Une Revue Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications Année : 2024

Modelling and characterization of novel honeycomb structures with mass gradient produced by additive manufacturing

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The dissemination of additive manufacturing methods has facilitated the design and production of complex structures which have a high strength-to-weight ratio. Cellular materials such as honeycombs have low-weight and high capacity to absorb energy which makes them desirable for the aerospace and automotive industries. The present work covers the study and comparison of metal-based regular honeycombs and functionally graded honeycombs. The latter encompass radial and linear/longitudinal gradients. Three repeating unit cells were studied: regular hexagons, Plateau and lotus. The structures were produced in aluminium using the laser powder bed fusion technique. Selected samples were submitted to a stress-relieving heat treatment. Numerical and experimental methods were used to assess the in-plane compressive properties. Finite element analysis was used to obtain the simulated force–displacement curves of each structure, allowing for the calculation of specific stiffness, absorbed energy and yield strength. The experimental method consisted of the compression of three specimens of three types of regular structures with and without stress-relieving heat treatment. The heat treatment reduced the yield strength and stiffness whilst increasing the ductility of the samples. The mechanical behaviour of the structures was found to depend upon a combined effect of the type of gradient, relative density, and unit cell structure. The results showed that an increase in the relative density would enhance the specific mechanical properties. The lotus configuration displayed the highest specific mechanical properties, as its geometry reduces the stress concentrations. The numerical results showed a reasonable match with the experimental results.
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hal-04550842 , version 1 (18-04-2024)

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Luís Aser Portela, Etienne Copin, M Fátima Vaz, Augusto Deus. Modelling and characterization of novel honeycomb structures with mass gradient produced by additive manufacturing. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, In press, ⟨10.1177/14644207241238429⟩. ⟨hal-04550842⟩
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