Additively manufactured materials and structures: A state-of-the-art review on their mechanical characteristics and energy absorption

Y Wu, J Fang, C Wu, C Li, G Sun, Q Li - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

[HTML][HTML] Elastic properties of 2D auxetic honeycomb structures-a review

E Montgomery-Liljeroth, S Schievano… - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The research field of auxetics, materials or structures exhibiting a negative Poisson's ratio,
has received attention because of the unusually advantageous material properties that can …

Unprecedented strength enhancement observed in interpenetrating phase composites of aperiodic lattice metamaterials

X Wang, Z Li, J Deng, T Gao, K Zeng… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Simultaneous high strength and high toughness are highly sought‐after in lattice
metamaterials, but these properties are typically mutually exclusive. To overcome this …

[HTML][HTML] In-plane compressive properties of assembled auxetic chiral honeycomb composed of slotted wave plate

Y Zhang, X Ren, W Jiang, D Han, XY Zhang, Y Pan… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Auxetic metamaterials tend to be fabricated using additive manufacturing and laser cutting
due to their special porous microstructures. Although the auxetic metamaterials have many …

Machine learning assisted investigation of defect influence on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured architected materials

E Hu, IP Seetoh, CQ Lai - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing techniques can introduce defects that worsen the mechanical
properties of 3D printed parts. Current techniques for quantifying the detrimental effects of …

A lightweight rotationally arranged auxetic structure with excellent energy absorption performance

WM Zhang, ZY Li, JS Yang, L Ma, Z Lin, R Schmidt… - Mechanics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As one of the representatives of advanced lightweight cellular materials, the auxetic
structure has a great potential for energy absorption due to its unique deformation …

[HTML][HTML] Phase field fracture in elasto-plastic solids: Considering complex loading history for crushing simulations

C Li, J Fang, N Qiu, C Wu, G Steven, Q Li - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase field models have gained growing popularity in fracture analysis. However, phase
field modelling remains lacking for complex real-life applications such as structural crushing …

Circumventing brittleness of 3D-printed Al2O3 cellular ceramic structures via compositing with polyurea

XQ Zhang, RY Su, X Gao, JY Chen, G Liu, RJ He, Y Li - Rare Metals, 2024 - Springer
Benefiting from excellent mechanical properties and low density, cellular ceramic structures
(CCSs) are competitive candidates as structural components. However, inherent brittleness …

Impact resisting mechanism of tension–torsion coupling metamaterials

L Meng, M Zhong, Y Gao, T Gao, Y Hou, J Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tension–torsion coupling (TTC) metamaterials are man-made architectures that exhibit
unexpected rotational deformation when subjected to unidirectional loads. Since their …

[HTML][HTML] Exceptional energy absorption characteristics and compressive resilience of functional carbon foams scalably and sustainably derived from additively …

CQ Lai, GY Lim, KJ Tai, KJD Lim, L Yu… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
To incentivize carbon sequestration activities, kraft paper, a renewable and recyclable
bioproduct that is already manufactured at scale, is proposed as feedstock for producing …