TPMS lattice structures were a type of lightweight structure based on mathematical surfaces, which widely used in additive manufacturing. Among them, the I-wrapped package(IWP) demonstrated suitability for aerospace lightweighting due to the combination of low mass and high strength, while the tunable mechanics properties confered potential for medical applications. Therefore, a series of IWP lattice structures were designed with the same relative density, where the density gradients included linear, sine, and cosine function gradients. To reveal the optimization potential of gradient design, comparative analyses were conducted between uniform lattice structures and gradient structures. DLP technology was employed to produce lattice structures, and compression tests were performed to study mechanics response, energy absorption response, and stress distribution of each structure, ultimately selecting the best force-energy synergistic response structure and validating the reliability of the compression tests through finite element simulation. The results indicate that for the projection relationship curves of each gradient structure, the peak variation patterns are highly consistent with the monotonicity of the constructed gradient functions. The sine lattice(SIN) structure demonstrates excellent force-energy synergistic response, bearing high stress while stable energy absorption, with the energy absorbed per unit volume of the SIN structure increasing by 17.65% compared to uniform structures when reaching densification strain.
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