An Experimental and Computational Modeling Study on Additively Manufactured Micro-Architectured Ti–24Nb–4Zr–8Sn Hollow-Strut Lattice Structures

Abstract

Herein, the design, manufacturing, and mechanical testing of hollow-strut lattice structures of the metastable β-titanium alloy Ti–24Nb–4Zr–8Sn (Ti2448) are performed. Due to the absence of studies in the literature, this study focusses on two important aspects: 1) the designing of micro-architectured lattice structures and 2) metastable β-titanium alloy. Face-centered cubic (FCC) and body-centered cubic (BCC) hollow-strut lattices are designed by computer-aided design and manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. The microstructure of the hollow lattices shows plates of α″-martensite phase within the β phase. The FCC hollow lattice structure shows higher tensile strength compared to the BCC hollow lattice structure, while the load-bearing capability of the FCC hollow lattice structure is lower than that of the BCC hollow lattice structure. At lower strains, the tensile force-displacement curve of the hollow lattice structure matches the simulated tensile force-displacement curve. At higher strains, a large deviation in the force-displacement curve is observed in the hollow lattices.