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James Utama Surjadi¹, Bastien F G Aymon¹, Molly Carton^1,2

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Nature Materials

|April 24, 2025

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This study introduces novel double-network-inspired metamaterials that overcome the stiffness-ductility trade-off. These advanced materials exhibit significantly enhanced stiffness and stretchability, paving the way for new high-compliance mechanical designs.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Polymer Science

Background:

Mechanical metamaterials often face a trade-off between high stiffness/strength and low ductility/stretchability.
Double-network hydrogels offer a unique combination of high stiffness and stretchability, leading to exceptional toughness.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop double-network-inspired metamaterials that integrate stiff and compliant components.
To achieve unprecedented combinations of stiffness and stretchability in metamaterials.
To explore enhanced energy dissipation mechanisms in these novel materials.

Main Methods:

Integration of monolithic truss (stiff) and woven (compliant) components into a metamaterial architecture.
Nonlinear computational mechanics modeling to elucidate energy dissipation mechanisms.
Introduction of internal defects to study their effect on mechanical properties and energy dissipation.

Main Results:

Achieved a tenfold increase in stiffness and stretchability compared to pure monolithic or woven counterparts.
Computational models revealed enhanced energy dissipation due to frictional dissipation from interpenetrating networks.
Demonstrated a threefold increase in energy dissipation by introducing defects, attributed to failure delocalization.

Conclusions:

The developed double-network-inspired metamaterials successfully overcome the stiffness-ductility trade-off.
Interpenetrating network design enhances energy dissipation through friction and failure delocalization.
This approach opens new possibilities for designing high-compliance metamaterials inspired by polymer network topologies.