Quasi-static compressive and cyclic dynamic impact performances of vat photopolymerization 3D printed Al2O3 triply periodic minimal surface scaffolds and Al2O3/Al hybrid structures: Effects of cell size

Junjie Lu, Xueqin Zhang, Suwen Li, Lu Zhang, Wenqing Wang, Zengchan Li, Yanpeng Zhang, Gang Wang*, Ying Li, Rujie He*

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Abstract

In this study, Al2O3 triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) scaffolds with cell sizes of 5 mm, 8.5 mm, and 12 mm were prepared by vat photopolymerization 3D printing, and Al2O3/Al ceramic-metal hybrid structures were subsequently obtained by the metal infiltration of AlSi10Mg. To investigate the influence of cell size on the mechanical properties of vat photopolymerization 3D printed Al2O3 TPMS scaffolds and Al2O3/Al hybrid structures, quasi-static compression and dynamic impact experiments were conducted, and the failure modes during experiments were discussed. It was shown that the quasi-static compression and dynamic impact properties of Al2O3 TPMS scaffolds gradually decreased with the increase in cell size, the compression strength decreased from 15.2 MPa to 8 MPa and the impact strength decreased from 37 MPa to 11 MPa, respectively, which was related to the stress transfer ability of the single cell. In contrast, the effects of cell size on the performance of Al2O3/Al hybrid structures were opposite. When the cell size increased, the quasi-static compression performances of the Al2O3/Al hybrid structure were greatly improved, and the compression strength increased from 175 MPa to 250 MPa. The impact resistances of the Al2O3/Al hybrid structure were further studied. The highest impact strength of the Al2O3/Al hybrid structure was 290.74 MPa. With the increase in cell size, the impact resistance of the Al2O3/Al hybrid structure had a gradual improvement trend. Under the cyclic impact, the Al2O3/Al hybrid structure showed a high impact strength and energy absorption capacity, which was mainly related to the metal phase content around the cell, i.e., the coherence of the metal phase. This study is believed to give help for the structural design of ceramic scaffolds and ceramic-metal hybrid structures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number172445
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume969
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • AlO ceramic scaffolds
  • AlO/Al hybrid structures
  • Cyclic shock
  • Quasi-static compression
  • Triply periodic minimum surface

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