Adjustable indentation and vibration isolation performances of nacre-like metamaterial

Abstract

Along with the living environment, organisms have evolved structures that adapt to specific environments and have better mechanical properties. Bioinspired materials learn from nature and improve their mechanical properties by imitating the structure of living organisms. Based on the 4D printed shape memory polymer and the bioinspired design method, this research proposes a soft and hard phase hybrid bioinspired metamaterial with shape memory effect and programmable mechanical properties. Compared with traditional nacre-like materials, bioinspired materials have adjustable characteristics of mechanical properties, impact resistance, and low-frequency vibration isolation. First, based on the constitutive relation of SMP (Shape memory polymer) material and its numerical simulation, an intelligent bioinspired metamaterial is designed. Subsequently, the mechanical properties and vibration isolation behavior and adjustability performance of multi-scale bioinspired metamaterials are explained by experiments. Finally, the adjustable functional mechanism of the deformation and vibration isolation of the bioinspired metamaterial is described. The research of these bioinspired metamaterials has broad application prospects in the fields of impact protection and low-frequency vibration absorption.