Compressive properties and energy absorption of ordered porous aluminum with strengthening structures

Moqiu Li; Yu Bai; Mingming Su; Hai Hao

doi:10.1515/ijmr-2021-8344

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Compressive properties and energy absorption of ordered porous aluminum with strengthening structures

Moqiu Li , Yu Bai , Mingming Su and Hai Hao

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From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 116 Issue 1

Abstract

In this paper, Z-strengthening structure (strengthening the Z-axis struts) and Graded-Z-strengthening structure (strengthening the Z-axis struts and node by gradient) based on cubic structure were investigated. Specimens were fabricated by indirect additive manufacturing. The compressive properties and energy absorption were characterized by axial quasi-static compression tests. The results showed that Z-strengthening enhances the compressive properties and energy absorption capacity of the original cubic structure. As for Graded-Z-strengthening, the stiffness of the structures was further increased. Moreover, different strengthening structures change the failure mode of the structures, which has a significant effect on mechanical properties and energy absorption capacities.

Keywords: Ordered porous aluminum; Indirect addictive manufacturing; Deformation mode; Compressive properties; Energy absorption capacity

Corresponding authors: Yu Bai and Hai Hao, Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, P.R. China, E-mail: ybai@dlut.edu.cn (Y. Bai), haohai@dlut.edu.cn (H. Hao)

Research ethics: ALL procedures performed in studies were in accordance with the ethical standards.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study, or their legal guardians or wards.
Author contributions: Moqiu Li: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft, Visualization, Validation, Software, Resources, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Data curation. Yu Bai: Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Formal analysis. Mingming Su: Methodology, Investigation. Hai Hao: Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Formal analysis.
Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: This paper did not use Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Research funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China [52171030], the Key Basic Research Project of the Basic Strengthen Program [2021-JCJQ-ZD-043-00] and the National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFA0702903].
Data availability: Data will be made available on request.

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Received: 2021-05-05

Accepted: 2024-08-02

Published Online: 2025-01-30

Published in Print: 2025-01-29

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Ordered porous aluminum; Indirect addictive manufacturing; Deformation mode; Compressive properties; Energy absorption capacity