建筑液晶弹性体格子具有可编程的能量吸收
Rodrigo Telles1, Julie A Mancini2, Jorge-Luis Barrera2
1John A. Paulson, School of Engineering and, Applied Sciences, and Wyss, Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|June 23, 2025
概括
与相比,建筑液晶弹性体 (LCE) 格子的能量吸收显著提高,LCE材料在高拉伸率下高达18倍. 这项研究使得改变形状的LCE结构的新设计成为可能.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 聚合物化学 聚合物化学
- 机械工程 机械工程
背景情况:
- 液晶弹性体 (LCE) 是具有独特形状变形能力的先进材料.
- 了解它们在动态负载下的机械行为对于实际应用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了制造和表征建筑LCE格子.
- 为了研究它们的能量吸收,刚性和形状在广泛的应变速率中发生的变化.
- 开发一个预测性计算模型.
主要方法:
- 直接墨水写作 (DIW) 用于制造具有流动诱导对齐的LCE格子.
- 机械测试在六个数量级的拉伸速率 (10^-3到10^3s^-1).
- 开发和验证一个有限元模型 (FEM).
主要成果:
- 与非半导体对应物相比,LCE网格显示出更高的能量吸收能力.
- 在测试的最高应变速率下,LCE与的能量吸收比率达到18倍.
- FEM准确地预测了实验观察到的形状变形行为.
结论:
- 建筑LCE网格在能量吸收方面具有显著的优势,特别是在高张力率下.
- 开发的计算模型有助于预测和设计LCE网格力学.
- 这项工作为基于LCE的新型材料铺平了道路,这些材料具有量身定制的特性.
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