Academic Press Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices Additively Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting (3D Printing Technology Series)

Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices by Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing presents the design, manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical properties and applications of TPMS structures fabricated by selective laser additive manufacturing technology. The title explains these complex and useful structures based on systematic work in the UK and China. Sections introduce structure design methods, assess TPMS structures, explain mathematical their modeling, present the manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical and fatigue properties of metal uniform TPMS structures, discuss manufacturing and mechanical responses for functionally graded TPMS structures, give numerical analysis methods for predicting the mechanics of uniform and functionally graded TPMS structures, and more. Review Presents the design, manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical properties and applications of TPMS structures fabricated with selective laser additive manufacturing technology From the Back Cover Triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) have a mean curvature of zero, and periodic structures in three coordinate directions. TMPS structures and related geometries are of great interest, including in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and materials science, because they are complex and highly symmetrical. TPMS structures are versatile, for example, as a source of biomorphic scaffold designs. They are one of the most promising biomaterial structures. They are also highly manufacturable using additive manufacturing (AM). Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices by Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing presents the design, manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical properties and applications of TPMS structures fabricated by selective laser additive manufacturing technology, the most commonly used AM technology for TPMPS. The title explains these complex and useful structures, based on systematic work in the UK and in China. The book consists in seven sections: introducing structure design methods, and assessing TPMS structures; explaining mathematical modelling of TPMS structures; presenting the manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical and fatigue properties of metal uniform TPMS structures; discussing manufacturing and mechanical responses for functionally graded TPMS structures; giving numerical analysis methods for predicting the mechanics of uniform and functionally graded TPMS structures; and future-gazing toward the development of future porous structures. This book offers a systematic, clear, and state-of-the-art account of triply periodic minimal surface structures by selective laser melting. About the Author Yan Chunze is a Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. His research interests include additive manufacturing, selective laser sintering/melting, periodic cellular lattice structures, high performance polymers and composites. Liang Hao is a Professor at the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, China. His current research focusses on additive manufacturing (AM), particularly on smart structures and structure optimization. Lei Yang is a doctoral researcher at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. His research focusses on selective laser melting (SLM) process and the mechanical analysis of metal Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) structures. Philippe G. Young holds the Synopsys Chair of Computational Mechanics within the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences, at the University of Exeter, UK, and is Guest Professor at the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, China. Zhaoqing Li is a Post-Doctoral fellow of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. His current research focusses on the fabrication and application of metal and ceramic Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) structures.