The properties of foams and lattices

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences - Tập 364 Số 1838 - Trang 15-30 - 2006
M. F. Ashby1,2,3,4
1Engineering Department, University of CambridgeTrumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
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4M.F Ashby

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Man and nature both exploit the remarkable properties of cellular solids, by which we mean foams, meshes and microlattices. To the non-scientist, their image is that of soft, compliant, things: cushions, packaging and padding. To the food scientist they are familiar as bread, cake and desserts of the best kind: meringue, mousse and sponge. To those who study nature they are the structural materials of their subject: wood, coral, cancellous bone. And to the engineer they are of vast importance in building lightweight structures, for energy management, for thermal insulation, filtration and much more.When a solid is converted into a material with a foam-like structure, the single-valued properties of the solid are extended. By properties we mean stiffness, strength, thermal conductivity and diffusivity, electrical resistivity and so forth. And the extension is vast—the properties can be changed by a factor of 1000 or more. Perhaps the most important concept in analysing the mechanical behaviour is that of the distinction between astretch- and abending-dominated structure. The first is exceptionally stiff and strong for a given mass; the second is compliant and, although not strong, it absorbs energy well when compressed. This paper summarizes a little of the way in which the mechanical properties of cellular solids are analysed and illustrates the range of properties offered by alternative configurations.

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Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

Tập 364 Số 1838

15-30

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