Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing produces lightweight load-bearing ceramic lattice structures that have flexibility,time-efficiency,and high precision,compared to conventional technology.However,understa...Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing produces lightweight load-bearing ceramic lattice structures that have flexibility,time-efficiency,and high precision,compared to conventional technology.However,understanding the compression behavior and failure mechanism of such structures under loading remains a challenge.In this study,considering the correlation between the strut angle and bearing capacity,body-centered tetragonal(BCT)lattice structures with varying angles are designed based on a body-centered cubic(BCC)structure.BCT Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic lattice structures with varying angles are fabricated by vat photopolymerization.The mechanical properties,deformation process,and failure mechanism of the Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic lattice structures are characterized through a combination of ex-and in-situ X-ray computed tomography(X-CT)compression testing and analyzed using a finite element method(FEM)at macro-and micro-levels.The results demonstrate that as the angle increases,the stress concentration gradually expands from the node to the strut,resulting in an increased loadbearing capacity.Additionally,the failure mode of the Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic lattice structures is identified as diagonal slip shear failure.These findings provide a greater understanding of ceramic lattice structure failures and design optimization approaches.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52275310,52402084)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2024M751646).
文摘Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing produces lightweight load-bearing ceramic lattice structures that have flexibility,time-efficiency,and high precision,compared to conventional technology.However,understanding the compression behavior and failure mechanism of such structures under loading remains a challenge.In this study,considering the correlation between the strut angle and bearing capacity,body-centered tetragonal(BCT)lattice structures with varying angles are designed based on a body-centered cubic(BCC)structure.BCT Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic lattice structures with varying angles are fabricated by vat photopolymerization.The mechanical properties,deformation process,and failure mechanism of the Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic lattice structures are characterized through a combination of ex-and in-situ X-ray computed tomography(X-CT)compression testing and analyzed using a finite element method(FEM)at macro-and micro-levels.The results demonstrate that as the angle increases,the stress concentration gradually expands from the node to the strut,resulting in an increased loadbearing capacity.Additionally,the failure mode of the Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic lattice structures is identified as diagonal slip shear failure.These findings provide a greater understanding of ceramic lattice structure failures and design optimization approaches.
