Mechanical metamaterials at the theoretical limit of isotropic elastic stiffness

J. B. Berger (), H. N. G. Wadley and R. M. McMeeking
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J. B. Berger: University of California
H. N. G. Wadley: School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
R. M. McMeeking: University of California

Nature, 2017, vol. 543, issue 7646, 533-537

Abstract: Finite-element models are used to identify a material geometry that achieves the theoretical bounds on isotropic elastic stiffness—a combination closed-cell cubic and octet foam.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature21075

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