SLM lattice structures: Properties, performance, applications and challenges

Additive manufacturing (AM), particularly Selective Laser Melting (SLM) has enabled development of lattice structures with unique properties. Through control of various parameters lattice structures can produce unique mechanical, electrical, thermal and acoustic properties, and have received much research attention. Despite the increasing volume of published data on the mechanical response of specific SLM lattice structures, there exists no overarching analysis. This work addresses this identified deficiency by providing a comprehensive summary of the experimental data reported on the mechanical response of SLM lattice structures. The design, fabrication and performance of SLM lattice structures are reviewed…

• AR
  Australian Research Council

  Award: IC160100032
• AT
  ARC Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures