Investigation of the mechanical properties triple periodic minimal surfaces lattice structures with functional graded of porosity
Ender Emir, Erkan Bahçe
Abstract
In recent years, triple periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) have attracted attention in many applications such as biomaterials, aerospace, defense industry etc. lightweight components with high strength and functionally graded material (FGM). In particular, the mechanical properties and deformation behavior of these structures under load should be examined. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the manufacturability and mechanical performance of fixed pore size and functional graded porosity (FGP) lattice structures produced by fused deposition modelling (FDM) method. TPMS primitive and gyroid lattice structures designed in the dimensions of 20 × 20 × 20 mm with fixed 20% pore size and functional graded (FG) from 20% to 40% pore size were used in the experiments. In order to reveal the effects of pore size on mechanical performance, uniaxial compression tests were carried out. In addition, for the validation of the experimental results, compression tests with the finite element method (FEM) were simulated for each sample. In the two different pore size changes tested in the study, the gyroid lattice structure showed the highest mechanical performance compared to the primitive lattice structure. In addition, the FEM results were in good agreement with the experimental results.