Compressive Behavior of Pyramidal, Tetrahedral, and Strut-Reinforced Tetrahedral ABS and Electroplated Cellular Solids

Fused deposition modeling combined with electroplating provides a novel manufacturing methodology for building low relative density engineered cellular topologies. Here the mechanical performance of tetrahedral, pyramidal, and strut-reinforced tetrahedral cellular solids manufactured from multiphase nickel-copper-ABS is studied. The novel processing and geometric optimization places these engineered topologies into an unoccupied location in the material universe.