Sanna F. Siddiqui, A. Archer, Dustin Fandetti, C. McGee
{"title":"Cryogenic tensile performance of 3D printed onyx–continuous carbon fiber composites","authors":"Sanna F. Siddiqui, A. Archer, Dustin Fandetti, C. McGee","doi":"10.1108/rpj-10-2022-0341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-10-2022-0341","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The aerospace, energy and automotive industries have seen wide use of composite materials because of their excellent mechanical properties, along with the benefit of weight reduction savings. As such, the purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the mechanical performance of these materials under extreme operational conditions characteristic of in-service environments.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This study is novel in that it has evaluated the tensile performance and fracture response of additively manufactured continuous carbon fiber embedded in an onyx matrix (i.e. nylon with chopped carbon fiber) at cryogenic and room temperatures, for specimens manufactured with an angle between the specimen lying plane and the working build plane of 0°, 45° and 90°.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Research findings reveal enhanced tensile properties (i.e. ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity) by the 0° (X) built specimens, as compared with the 45° (XZ45) and 90° (Z) built specimens at cryogenic temperature. A reduction in ductility is observed at cryogenic temperature for all build orientations. Fractographic analysis reveals the presence of fiber pullout/elongation, pores within the onyx matrix and chopped carbon fiber near fracture zone of the onyx matrix.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Research findings present tensile properties (i.e. ultimate tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and elongation%) for three-dimensional (3D)-printed onyx with and without reinforcing continuous carbon fiber composites at cryogenic and room temperatures. Reinforcement of continuous carbon fibers and reduction to cryogenic temperatures appears to result, in general, in an increase in the tensile strength and modulus of elasticity, with a reduction in elongation% as compared with the onyx matrix tensile performance reported at room temperature. Fracture analysis reveals continuous carbon fiber pull out for onyx–carbon fiber samples tested at room temperature and cryogenic temperatures, suggesting weak onyx matrix–continuous carbon fiber adhesion.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first study to report on the cryogenic tensile properties and fracture response exhibited by 3D-printed onyx–continuous carbon fiber composites. Evaluating the viability of common commercial 3D printing techniques in producing composite parts to withstand cryogenic temperatures is of critical import, for aerospace applications.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48313317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design optimization of 3D printed flow path plates in high-performance bioethanol fuel cells","authors":"Manikandamaharaj T.S., Jaffar Ali B.M.","doi":"10.1108/rpj-08-2022-0263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-08-2022-0263","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Effective performance of a direct ethanol fuel cell (FC) stack depends on the satisfactory operation of its individual cells where it is always challenging to manage the temperature gradient, water flow and distribution of reactants. In that, the design of the bipolar fuel flow path plate plays a vital role in achieving the aforementioned parameters. Further, the bipolar plates contribute 80% of the weight and 30%–40% of its total cost. Aim of this study is to enhance the efficiency of fuel to energy conversion and to minimize the overall cost of production.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The authors have specifically designed, simulated and fabricated a standard 2.5 × 2.5 cm2 active area proton exchange membrane (PEM) FC flow path plate to study the performance by varying the flow fields in a single ladder, double ladder and interdigitated and varying channel geometries, namely, half curve, triangle and rectangle.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Using the 3D PEMFC model and visualizing the physical and electrochemical processes occurring during the operation of the FCs resulted in a better-performing flow path plate design. It is fabricated by using additive manufacturing technology. In addition, the assembly of the full cell with the designed flow path plate shows about an 11.44% reduction in total weight, which has a significant bearing on its total cost as well as specific energy density in the stack cell.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Simultaneous optimization of multiple flow path parameters being carried out for better performance is the hallmark of this study which resulted in enhanced energy density and reduced cost of device production.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47056429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiwei Jiao, Zhongyuan Zhuang, Li Hu, Ce Sun, Yuan Yu, Weimin Yang
{"title":"Hardness and modulus programmable tuning for silicone 3D printing device and experiment","authors":"Zhiwei Jiao, Zhongyuan Zhuang, Li Hu, Ce Sun, Yuan Yu, Weimin Yang","doi":"10.1108/rpj-06-2022-0179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-06-2022-0179","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study was to fabricate silicone products that had different hardnesses and moduli, thus partially addressing the limitations of homogeneous materials whose deformation depends on altered structure or dimensions, and to provide new dimensions for the design of silicone soft structures.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A soft material three-dimensional printing platform with a dual-channel printing capability was designed and built. Using the material extrusion method, material screening was first performed using single-channel printing, followed by dual-channel-regulated printing experiments on products having different hardness and modulus values.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The proportion of additives has an effect on the accuracy of the printed product. Material screening revealed that Sylgard 527 and SE 1700 could be printed without additives. The hardness and mechanical properties of products are related to the percentage in their composition of hard and soft materials. The hardness of the products could be adjusted from 26A to 42A and the Young’s modulus from 0.875 to 2.378 Mpa.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Existing silicone products molded by casting or printing are mostly composed of a single material, whose uniform hardness and modulus cannot meet the demand for differentiated deformation in the structure. The existing multihardness silicone material printing method has the problems of long material mixing time and slow hardness switching and complicated multi-extrusion head switching. In this study, a simple, low-cost and responsive material extrusion-based hardness programmable preparation method for silicone materials is proposed.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44651852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficient toolpath planning for collaborative material extrusion machines","authors":"Antonio Bacciaglia, A. Ceruti","doi":"10.1108/rpj-09-2022-0320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-09-2022-0320","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Timing constraints affect the manufacturing of traditional large-scale components through the material extrusion technique. Thus, researchers are exploring using many independent and collaborative heads that may work on the same part simultaneously while still producing an appealing final product. The purpose of this paper is to propose a simple and repeatable approach for toolpath planning for gantry-based n independent extrusion heads with effective collision avoidance management.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This research presents an original toolpath planner based on existing slicing software and the traditional structure of G-code files. While the computationally demanding component subdivision task is assigned to computer-aided design and slicing software to build a standard G-code, the proposed algorithm scans the conventional toolpath data file, quickly isolates the instructions of a single extruder and inserts brief pauses between the instructions if the non-priority extruder conflicts with the priority one.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The methodology is validated on two real-life industrial large-scale components using architectures with two and four extruders. The case studies demonstrate the method's effectiveness, reducing printing time considerably without affecting the part quality. A static priority strategy is implemented, where one extruder gets priority over the other using a cascade process. The results of this paper demonstrate that different priority strategies reflect on the printing efficiency by a factor equal to the number of extrusion heads.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to produce an original methodology to efficiently plan the extrusion heads' trajectories for a collaborative material extrusion architecture.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45404981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew Philip Masterton, D. Downing, B. Lozanovski, R. Tino, M. Brandt, K. Fox, M. Leary
{"title":"Algorithmic detection and categorization of partially attached particles in AM structures: a non-destructive method for the certification of lattice implants","authors":"Matthew Philip Masterton, D. Downing, B. Lozanovski, R. Tino, M. Brandt, K. Fox, M. Leary","doi":"10.1108/rpj-07-2022-0225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-07-2022-0225","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to present a methodology for the detection and categorisation of metal powder particles that are partially attached to additively manufactured lattice structures. It proposes a software algorithm to process micro computed tomography (µCT) image data, thereby providing a systematic and formal basis for the design and certification of powder bed fusion lattice structures, as is required for the certification of medical implants.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This paper details the design and development of a software algorithm for the analysis of µCT image data. The algorithm was designed to allow statistical probability of results based on key independent variables. Three data sets with a single unique parameter were input through the algorithm to allow for characterisation and analysis of like data sets.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000This paper demonstrates the application of the proposed algorithm with three data sets, presenting a detailed visual rendering derived from the input image data, with the partially attached particles highlighted. Histograms for various geometric attributes are output, and a continuous trend between the three different data sets is highlighted based on the single unique parameter.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper presents a novel methodology for non-destructive algorithmic detection and categorisation of partially attached metal powder particles, of which no formal methods exist. This material is available to download as a part of a provided GitHub repository.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48400840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asif Ur Rehman, Burak Karakaş, M. A. Mahmood, Berkan Başaran, Rashid Ur Rehman, Mertcan Kirac, M. Khraisheh, M. U. Salamci, R. Ünal
{"title":"Additive manufacturing of Inconel-625: from powder production to bulk samples printing","authors":"Asif Ur Rehman, Burak Karakaş, M. A. Mahmood, Berkan Başaran, Rashid Ur Rehman, Mertcan Kirac, M. Khraisheh, M. U. Salamci, R. Ünal","doi":"10.1108/rpj-11-2022-0373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-11-2022-0373","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000For metal additive manufacturing, metallic powders are usually produced by vacuum induction gas atomization (VIGA) through the breakup of liquid metal into tiny droplets by gas jets. VIGA is considered a cost-effective technique to prepare feedstock. In VIGA, the quality and the morphology of the produced particles are mainly controlled by the gas pressure used during powder production, keeping the setup configuration constant.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000In VIGA process for metallic additive manufacturing feedstock preparation, the quality and morphology of the powder particles are mainly controlled by the gas pressure used during powder production.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000In this study, Inconel-625 feedstock was produced using a supersonic nozzle in a close-coupled gas atomization apparatus. Powder size distribution (PSD) was studied by varying the gas pressure.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The nonmonotonic but deterministic relationships were observed between gas pressure and PSD. It was found that the maximum 15–45 µm percentage PSD, equivalent to 84%, was achieved at 29 bar Argon gas pressure, which is suitable for the LPBF process. Following on, the produced powder particles were used to print tensile test specimens via LPBF along XY- and ZX-orientations by using laser power = 475 W, laser scanning speed = 800 mm/s, powder layer thickness = 50 µm and hatch distance = 100 µm. The yield and tensile strengths were 9.45% and 13% higher than the ZX direction, while the samples printed in ZX direction resulted in 26.79% more elongation compared to XY-orientation.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45949539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amador Chapa, E. Cuan-Urquizo, PD Urbina-Coronado, Armando Roman-Flores
{"title":"Experimental characterization of the mechanical properties of 3D printed TPU auxetic cellular materials under cyclic compressive loadings","authors":"Amador Chapa, E. Cuan-Urquizo, PD Urbina-Coronado, Armando Roman-Flores","doi":"10.1108/rpj-07-2022-0226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-07-2022-0226","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a popular technique in rapid prototyping capable of building complex structures with high porosity such as cellular solids. The study of cellular solids is relevant by virtue of their enormous potential to exhibit non-traditional deformation mechanisms. The purpose of this study is to exploit the benefits of the FFF technology to fabricate re-entrant honeycomb structures using thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to characterize their mechanical response when subjected to cyclic compressive loadings.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Specimens with different volume fraction were designed, three-dimensionally printed and tested in uniaxial cyclic compressions up until densification strain. The deformation mechanism and apparent elastic moduli variation throughout five loading/unloading cycles in two different loading orientations were studied experimentally.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Experimental results demonstrated a nonlinear relationship between volume fraction and apparent elastic modulus. The amount of energy absorbed per loading cycle was computed, exhibiting reductions in energy absorbed of 12%–19% in original orientation and 15%–24% when the unit cells were rotated 90°. A softening phenomenon in the specimens was identified after the first compression when compared to second compression, with reduction in apparent elastic modulus of 23.87% and 28.70% for selected samples V3 and H3, respectively. Global buckling in half of the samples was observed, so further work must include redesign in the size of the samples.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality\u0000The results of this study served to understand the mechanical response of TPU re-entrant honeycombs and their energy absorption ability when compressed in two orientations. This study helps to determine the feasibility of using FFF as manufacturing method and TPU to construct resilient structures that can be integrated into engineering applications as crash energy absorbers. Based on the results, authors suggest structure’s design optimization to reduce weight, higher number of loading cycles (n > 100) and crushing velocities (v > 1 m/s) in compression testing to study the dynamic mechanical response of the re-entrant honeycomb structures and their ability to withstand multiple compressions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43812326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrical energy estimation of 3D printing jobs for industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications","authors":"Basil C. Sunny, S. Benedict, Rajan M.P.","doi":"10.1108/rpj-05-2022-0157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-05-2022-0157","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to develop an architecture for 3D printers in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) controlled automated manufacturing environment. An algorithm is proposed to estimate the electrical energy consumption of 3D printing jobs, which is used, 3D Printing, Sustainable Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Electrical Energy Estimation, IIoT to schedule printing jobs on optimal electrical tariff rates.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000An IIoT-enabled architecture with connected pools of 3D printers and an Electrical Energy Estimation System (EEES) are used to estimate the electrical energy requirement of 3D printing jobs. EEES applied the combination of Maximum Likelihood Estimation and a dynamic programming–based algorithm for estimating the electrical energy consumption of 3D printing jobs.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The proposed algorithm decently estimates the electrical energy required for 3D printing and able to obtain optimal accuracy measures. Experiment results show that the electrical energy usage pattern can be reconstructed with the EEES. It is observed that EEES architecture reduces the peak power demand by scheduling the manufacturing process on low electrical tariff rates.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000Proposed algorithm is validated with limited number of experiments.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000IIoT with 3D printers in large numbers is the future technology for the automated manufacturing process where controlling, monitoring and analyzing such mass numbers becomes a challenging task. This paper fulfills the need of an architecture for industries to effectively use 3D printers as the main manufacturing tool with the help of IoT. The electrical estimation algorithm helps to schedule manufacturing processes with right electrical tariff.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44651501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tommaso Stomaci, F. Buonamici, G. Gelati, F. Meucci, M. Carfagni
{"title":"3D-Printed models for left atrial appendage occlusion planning: a detailed workflow","authors":"Tommaso Stomaci, F. Buonamici, G. Gelati, F. Meucci, M. Carfagni","doi":"10.1108/rpj-10-2022-0351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-10-2022-0351","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is a structural interventional cardiology procedure that offers several possibilities for the application of additive manufacturing technologies. The literature shows a growing interest in the use of 3D-printed models for LAAO procedure planning and occlusion device choice. This study aims to describe a full workflow to create a 3D-printed LAA model for LAAO procedure planning.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The workflow starts with the patient’s computed tomography diagnostic image selection. Segmentation in a commercial software provides initial geometrical models in standard tessellation language (STL) format that are then preprocessed for print in dedicated software. Models are printed using a commercial stereolithography machine and postprocessing is performed.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Models produced with the described workflow have been used at the Careggi Hospital of Florence as LAAO auxiliary planning tool in 10 cases of interest, demonstrating a good correlation with state-of-the-art software for device selection and improving the surgeon’s understanding of patient anatomy and device positioning.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u00003D-printed models for the LAAO planning are already described in the literature. The novelty of the article lies in the detailed description of a robust workflow for the creation of these models. The robustness of the method is demonstrated by the coherent results obtained for the 10 different cases studied.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41703449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diana L. Ramírez-Gutiérrez, E. Cuan-Urquizo, R. Fuentes-Aguilar
{"title":"Sine-based lattice plates: additive manufacturing and their mechanical properties when loaded out of plane","authors":"Diana L. Ramírez-Gutiérrez, E. Cuan-Urquizo, R. Fuentes-Aguilar","doi":"10.1108/rpj-01-2023-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/rpj-01-2023-0010","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Demanding applications could benefit from the mathematical parametrization of lattice structures as this could lead not only to the characterization of structure–property relation but also facilitates the tailoring of the effective mechanical properties. This paper aims to characterize the mechanical performance of sine-based lattices. The characterization includes the results of in-plane Poisson’s ratio plates models, and the stiffness of additively manufactured lattice plates when loaded in the out-of-plane direction, with the objective of obtaining a relation with their geometrical parameters.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The geometrical parameter–Poisson’s ratio relationship was characterized via finite element (FE) simulations. The stiffness was also measured on additively manufactured polylactic acid lattice plates and contrasted with FE computations.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The characterization of auxetic lattice plates performed using in-plane and out-of-plane loading leads to key properties when deciding the geometry specific for applications: relative density, auxetic behavior and stiffness. Approximately 26% reduction of stiffness was observed between the square lattice and sine-based lattices of the same volume fraction.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Auxetic metamaterials are potential candidates for applications in biomedical engineering, smart sensors, sports and soft robotics. This paper aims to contribute to the existing gap in the study of auxetic metamaterials subjected to complex loading conditions, other than simple tension and compression, required for the mentioned applications.\u0000","PeriodicalId":20981,"journal":{"name":"Rapid Prototyping Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45422299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}