Additively manufactured composite lattices: A state-of-the-art review on fabrications, architectures, constituent materials, mechanical properties, and future directions

Aghajani, S; Wu, C; Li, Q; Fang, J

Additively manufactured composite lattices: A state-of-the-art review on fabrications, architectures, constituent materials, mechanical properties, and future directions

Aghajani, S Wu, C Li, Q Fang, J

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Citation:: Thin-Walled Structures, 2024, 197
Issue Date:: 2024-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Aghajani, S
dc.contributor.author	Wu, C
dc.contributor.author	Li, Q
dc.contributor.author	Fang, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0119-6108
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-13T01:11:03Z
dc.date.available	2025-03-13T01:11:03Z
dc.date.issued	2024-04-01
dc.identifier.citation	Thin-Walled Structures, 2024, 197
dc.identifier.issn	0263-8231
dc.identifier.issn	1879-3223
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185753
dc.description.abstract	Finding ideal materials remains a crucial challenge in the aerospace, automotive, construction, and biomedical industries. Moreover, a growing concern about environmental burden and fuel consumption has triggered strong demand for lightweight materials with high-performance multifunctional characteristics. Composite lattices exploiting topological and constituent materials are of particular interest thanks to their excellent mechanical properties and lightweight that can ideally meet critical design requirements. However, composite lattices are integrated with high complexity in their geometries, which creates challenges in their manufacturing in practice. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have been extensively developing to provide more freedom in manufacturing to support the growing interest in fabricating these innovative materials with intricate geometry. This paper reviews current studies on additively manufactured composite lattices. First, AM and post-treatment techniques and their capability for fabricating complex structural materials are discussed. Then, several types of structural configurations and characteristics of AM composite lattices are reviewed. Further, the mechanical properties of these composite lattices are analyzed and the role of reinforcing phases is discussed in detail. Finally, the review highlights some potential future research directions and opportunities of 3D printed composite lattices for energy absorption, recoverability, specific strength and stiffness, and weight lightening.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190103752
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE210101676
dc.relation.ispartof	Thin-Walled Structures
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.tws.2023.111539
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0901 Aerospace Engineering, 0905 Civil Engineering, 0913 Mechanical Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Civil Engineering
dc.subject.classification	4005 Civil engineering
dc.title	Additively manufactured composite lattices: A state-of-the-art review on fabrications, architectures, constituent materials, mechanical properties, and future directions
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	197
utslib.for	0901 Aerospace Engineering
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering
utslib.for	0913 Mechanical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2025-03-13T01:10:59Z
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pubs.volume	197

Abstract:

Finding ideal materials remains a crucial challenge in the aerospace, automotive, construction, and biomedical industries. Moreover, a growing concern about environmental burden and fuel consumption has triggered strong demand for lightweight materials with high-performance multifunctional characteristics. Composite lattices exploiting topological and constituent materials are of particular interest thanks to their excellent mechanical properties and lightweight that can ideally meet critical design requirements. However, composite lattices are integrated with high complexity in their geometries, which creates challenges in their manufacturing in practice. Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have been extensively developing to provide more freedom in manufacturing to support the growing interest in fabricating these innovative materials with intricate geometry. This paper reviews current studies on additively manufactured composite lattices. First, AM and post-treatment techniques and their capability for fabricating complex structural materials are discussed. Then, several types of structural configurations and characteristics of AM composite lattices are reviewed. Further, the mechanical properties of these composite lattices are analyzed and the role of reinforcing phases is discussed in detail. Finally, the review highlights some potential future research directions and opportunities of 3D printed composite lattices for energy absorption, recoverability, specific strength and stiffness, and weight lightening.

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