Study on Design of Metallic Sandwish Structure and its Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Abstract:

Based on the microstructure of the beetles elytras cross-section, a bio-inspired metallic structure was designed. The mechanical property and the thermal property of the structure were analyzed with finite element method, and the compressive force-displacement curve and temperature distribution the structure were obtained, respectively. At the same time, the bio-inspired metallic structure sample was made with the material of the stainless steel sheet, and the quasi-static experiment and the thermal experiment of the structure were carried out. Comparing the experimental results with the FEM analysis, the results proved both the accuracy and reliability of FEM. Key words:beetle elytra;microstructure;bio-inspired structure; finite element analysis

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 461)
• Pages: 85-94
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.461.85
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Rui Qiao, Ce Guo, Chun Sheng Zhu, Zhen Dong Dai, Xiao Ting Jiang
• Keywords: Beetle Elytra, Bio-Inspired Structure, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Microstructure

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