| Title: |
Numerical Investigation of the Fatigue Behavior of Lattice Structures Under Compression–Compression Loading. |
| Authors: |
Greiner, Matthias; Kappel, Andreas; Röder, Marc; Mittelstedt, Christian |
| Source: |
Journal of Composites Science; Jan2026, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p28, 23p |
| Subject Terms: |
NOTCH effect; FINITE element method; STRUCTURAL frames; COMPRESSION loads; FATIGUE testing machines; ALUMINUM-magnesium-silicon alloys; THREE-dimensional printing; FATIGUE (Physiology) |
| Abstract: |
Recent years have shown that additive manufacturing is able to significantly increase the potential for enhancing lightweight structural design. In particular, strut-based lattices have attracted considerable research interest due to their promising mechanical performance in lightweight engineering applications. While the quasi-static properties of such lattices are relatively well established, their fatigue behavior remains insufficiently understood. This work presents a numerical investigation of the fatigue life of laser powder bed-fused strut-based lattices using the finite element method (FEM). Periodic AlSi10Mg lattice structures with two different unit cells, bcc and f 2 c c z , and three different aspect ratios were analyzed under uniaxial compression–compression loading. The stress-life approach was used to model the fatigue failure of the representative unit cells in the high-cycle fatigue region. The numerical predictions were compared with experimental results, showing good agreement between simulations and physical tests. The findings highlighted that the fatigue response was primarily governed by aspect ratio, unit cell topology, bulk material properties, and mean stress imposed by the load ratio. Moreover, stress concentrations arising from notch effects in the nodal regions were identified as critical fatigue crack initiation sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |