Manufacturing Technology 2019, 19(6):947-951 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/401.2019/a/1213-2489/MT/19/6/947
Influence of Strut Diameter and Building Direction on Strength of Lattice Structure
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Bohemia. Univerzitní 2732/8, 306 14 Pilsen. Czech Republic
Metal additive manufacturing provides an efficient way of processing metallic cellular structures. This relatively novel way of production is based on a powder bed which is melted using a powerful laser. Despite the advantages of this production technology, differences in geometry are observed between the CAD model and the manufactured structures. With this in mind, a series of thin struts were made and their geometry analysed using optical-scanning microscopy. Various building directions and strut diameters are studied. The effective stiffness of struts are measured and verified by tensile tests. The results point to higher strength of inclined struts than perpendicular specimens.
Keywords: Milling Tool, Topological Optimization, Direct Melting Laser Sintering, Metal Additive Manufacturing
Grants and funding:
Internal Grant Agency of the University of West Bohemia, project No. SGS-2019-008.
Published: December 1, 2019 Show citation
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