Cellular materials are gaining significant attention in product development due to their unique characteristics,offering superior mechanical performance and functionalities while minimizing material usage and environm...Cellular materials are gaining significant attention in product development due to their unique characteristics,offering superior mechanical performance and functionalities while minimizing material usage and environmental impact.This review article provides an overview of additive manufacturing(AM)technolo-gies for producing aluminum-based cellular materials,focusing on laser AM techniques including laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition.The article explores the classification of cellular mate-rials into stochastic foams and nonstochastic lattice structures and discusses conventional manufacturing methods and their limitations.It then examines the emergence of AM as a solution to these limitations,offering advantages such as design customization and optimization,shorter lead times,and the ability to manufacture complex architectures.The article highlights the current research status on AM of cellular materials including lattice shapes,design methods,and AM techniques.It further addresses the current status of AM of aluminum alloys,emphasizing the challenges and advances in producing aluminum-based cellular materials using AM.展开更多
基金the financial support for this research by the Australian Research Council(ARC)through the Discovery Project DP210101862.
文摘Cellular materials are gaining significant attention in product development due to their unique characteristics,offering superior mechanical performance and functionalities while minimizing material usage and environmental impact.This review article provides an overview of additive manufacturing(AM)technolo-gies for producing aluminum-based cellular materials,focusing on laser AM techniques including laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition.The article explores the classification of cellular mate-rials into stochastic foams and nonstochastic lattice structures and discusses conventional manufacturing methods and their limitations.It then examines the emergence of AM as a solution to these limitations,offering advantages such as design customization and optimization,shorter lead times,and the ability to manufacture complex architectures.The article highlights the current research status on AM of cellular materials including lattice shapes,design methods,and AM techniques.It further addresses the current status of AM of aluminum alloys,emphasizing the challenges and advances in producing aluminum-based cellular materials using AM.
