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Article: Influence of build direction on the fracture mechanism of 3D printed octet lattices

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Influence of build direction on the fracture mechanism of 3D printed octet lattices,Thomas Draper, Dhruva Dayal, Susanta Ghosh, Trisha Sain,Additive Manufacturing, Volume 98, 2025, 104637,  ISSN 2214-8604,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2025.104637.

(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214860425000016)

Abstract: We investigate the effects of 3D printing build directions on the fracture properties of octet lattice metamaterials made of polylactic acid (PLA) and how these effects vary with the relative density of the lattices. Single-edge notch bend samples are 3D printed in two orthogonal build directions at various relative densities. Our results show that the work of fracture for octet lattices with build directions parallel to the crack plane is significantly higher than those with build directions perpendicular to the crack plane. We also observed that the ratio of specific work of fracture between the two build directions remains nearly constant across different relative densities. In contrast, the ratio of peak load between the two build directions decreases as relative density increases. Furthermore, the build direction dictates the fracture mechanism. While the perpendicular build direction predominantly results in a brittle (mode I) fracture, the parallel build direction leads to a complex, delamination-dominated (mode II type) fracture. This phenomenon is largely governed by the weak interfaces formed between the printed layers and their interaction with the lattice geometry. These results reveal that the build direction governs the fracture mechanism and work of fracture of these lattice metamaterials and is therefore an important design consideration.

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