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Compression and energy absorption characteristics of short fiber‐reinforced 2D composite lattices made by material extrusion

Journal Article · · Engineering Reports
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12701· OSTI ID:1987753
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  1. Manufacturing Science Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA
  2. Manufacturing Science Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USA

Abstract

With the advent of additive manufacturing, lattice structures have been of increasing interest for engineering applications involving light‐weighting and energy absorption. Several studies have investigated mechanical properties of various lattices made up of mostly unreinforced polymers and lack numerical analysis for reinforced lattice structures. In this paper, mechanical response of short fiber reinforced lattice structures under compression is investigated through experiments and numerical simulations. Three different 2D lattices namely, square grid, honeycomb, and isogrid along with their rotated counterparts were fabricated using 15% wt carbon fiber‐acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and experimentally evaluated through uniaxial compression testing up to 30% strain. As simulations on fiber‐reinforced lattices under large compressive strains are rarely performed and published, finite element models accounting for fiber orientation induced anisotropic mechanical properties and geometrical imperfections were developed to predict the stress–strain characteristics up to 30% compressive strains. The stress–strain curves predicted from the numerical simulations matches well with the experimental responses for various lattice geometries. Various failure mechanisms such as thin strut buckling, contact within the lattice, and fracture of struts under large deformation were investigated. Analyzing energy absorption characteristics of these lattices revealed that the honeycomb structures in horizontal configuration exhibits superior energy absorption capability.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1987753
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1987755
OSTI ID: 1988362
Journal Information:
Engineering Reports, Journal Name: Engineering Reports Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 5; ISSN 2577-8196
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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