The compressive mechanical properties of honeycomb plates and beetle elytron plates with different foam densities and height-to-thickness ratios

He, Chaochao; Chen, Jinxiang; Hao, Ning; Guo, Zhang

doi:10.1177/10996362221134101

Jnl of Sandwich Structures & Materials

2022

DOI: 10.1177/10996362221134101

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The compressive mechanical properties of honeycomb plates and beetle elytron plates with different foam densities and height-to-thickness ratios

Chaochao He

Jinxiang Chen

Ning Hao

et al.

Abstract: To investigate a new type of bionic energy-saving sandwich plate—the beetle elytron plate (BEP), the compressive mechanical properties of short basalt fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite BEPs and honeycomb plates with different polyvinyl chloride foam densities and height-to-thickness ratios were investigated. The mechanism of the coupling effect of the core structure, foam density and height-to-thickness ratio was revealed by observing the failure mode of the outer and inner ring honeycomb walls. This stud… Show more

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Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Multifunctional Bio-inspired Vertical Honeycomb Sandwich Structures: For the Application of Lightweight Bipolar Plates of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Lin,

Xu,

et al. 2024

Chin. J. Mech. Eng.

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The bipolar plate (BPP) is a crucial component of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). However, the weight of BPPs can account for around 80% of a PEMFC stack, posing a hindrance to the commercialization of PEMFCs. Therefore, the lightweight design of BPPs should be considered as a priority. Honeycomb sandwich structures meet some requirements for bipolar plates, such as high mechanical strength and lightweight. Animals and plants in nature provide many excellent structures with characteristics such as low density and high energy absorption capacity. In this work, inspired by the microstructures of the Cybister elytra, a novel bio-inspired vertical honeycomb sandwich (BVHS) structure was designed and manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) for the application of lightweight BPPs. Compared with the conventional vertical honeycomb sandwich (CVHS) structure formed by LPBF under the same process parameters setting, the introduction of fractal thin walls enabled self-supporting and thus improved LPBF formability. In addition, the BVHS structure exhibited superior energy absorption (EA) capability and bending properties. It is worth noting that, compared with the CVHS structure, the specific energy absorption (SEA) and specific bending strength of the BVHS structure increased by 56.99% and 46.91%, respectively. Finite element analysis (FEA) was employed to study stress distributions in structures during bending and analyze the influence mechanism of the fractal feature on the mechanical properties of BVHS structures. The electrical conductivity of structures were also studied in this work, the BVHS structures were slightly lower than the CVHS structure. FEA was also conducted to analyze the current flow direction and current density distribution of BVHS structures under a constant voltage, illustrating the influence mechanism of fractal angles on electrical conductivity properties. Finally, in order to solve the problem of trapped powder inside the enclosed unit cells, a droplet-shaped powder outlet was designed for LPBF-processed components. The number of powder outlets was optimized based on bending properties. Results of this work could provide guidelines for the design of lightweight BPPs with high mechanical strength and high electrical conductivity.

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Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Multifunctional Bio-inspired Vertical Honeycomb Sandwich Structures: For the Application of Lightweight Bipolar Plates of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Lin,

Xu,

et al. 2024

Chin. J. Mech. Eng.

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Vibrational Characteristics of a Foam-Filled Short Basalt Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composite Beetle Elytron Plate

Chen

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The vibrational properties and mechanism of a foam-filling short basalt fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite beetle elytron plate (EBEPfc) were studied by experiments and the finite element (FE) method in this paper. The experimental results showed that the natural frequencies of the first two modes of the EBEPfc were very close to those of a foam-filling short basalt fiber reinforced epoxy resin composite honeycomb plate (HPfc), while the vibrational response of the EBEPfc was weaker than that of the HPfc, and the damping ratio was improved; the improvement of the second mode was significant. Therefore, the EBEPfc had a better vibration reduction performance and could directly replace the HPfc in engineering applications. The FE results showed that foam filling enhanced the shear stiffness of the whole core structure, and had a more obvious effect on the shear stiffness of the HPfc. Meanwhile, it particularly reduced the shear force proportions and contributed to the protection of the skin and core skeleton. The mechanisms of the vibrational characteristics of these two types of sandwich plates were explored from the perspective of the equivalent cross-sectional area, shear stiffness, shear strain energy per unit volume and friction. These results provide a valuable reference for the promotion and application of EBEPfc in the fields of vibration reduction and seismic resistance.

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The compressive mechanical properties of honeycomb plates and beetle elytron plates with different foam densities and height-to-thickness ratios

Cited by 2 publications

References 39 publications

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Multifunctional Bio-inspired Vertical Honeycomb Sandwich Structures: For the Application of Lightweight Bipolar Plates of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Multifunctional Bio-inspired Vertical Honeycomb Sandwich Structures: For the Application of Lightweight Bipolar Plates of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Vibrational Characteristics of a Foam-Filled Short Basalt Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composite Beetle Elytron Plate

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