Low velocity impact response of 3D printed structures formed by cellular metamaterials and stiffening plates: PLA vs. PETg

Filipe Amarante Santos; Hugo Rebelo; M. Coutinho; L. S. Sutherland; Corneliu Cismasiu; I. Farina; F. Fraternali

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113128

Low velocity impact response of 3D printed structures formed by cellular metamaterials and stiffening plates: PLA vs. PETg

Filipe Amarante Santos, Hugo Rebelo, M. Coutinho, L. S. Sutherland, Corneliu Cismasiu, I. Farina, F. Fraternali

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Abstract

This work studies the low-velocity impact response of 3D-printed layered structures made of thermoplastic materials (PLA and PETg), which form sacrificial claddings for impact protection. The analyzed structures are composed of crushable cellular cores placed in between terminal stiffening plates. The cores tessellate either honeycomb hexagonal unit cells, or hexagonal cells with re-entrant corners, with the latter exhibiting auxetic response. The given results highlight that the examined PETg protectors exhibit higher energy dissipation ratios and lower restitution coefficients, as compared to PLA structures that have the same geometry. It is concluded that PETg qualifies as an useful material for the fabrication of effective impact protection gear through ordinary, low-cost 3D printers.

Original language	English
Article number	113128
Journal	Composite Structures
Volume	256
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113128
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2021

Keywords

Auxetic response
Cellular metamaterials
Low velocity impact
PETg
PLA

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