Structures and components having composite unit cell matrix construcftion

A method of fabricating a composite component, the composite component comprising a first material, a second material, and a third material, said method comprising:

• depositing the first material and the third material onto a surface;
• and
• operating a consolidating device of an additive manufacturing system to consolidate the first material and the third material using a first process to form:
• a first section comprising the first material, said first section comprising a plurality of unit cells joined together;
• a third section comprising the third material, said third section surrounding the first section;
• and
• depositing a second material within the third section and within and surrounding each unit cell of the plurality of first section unit cells;
• and
• consolidating the second material using a second, consolidation process different from the first process to form a second, substantially solid section within the third section and within and surrounding each unit cell of the plurality of first section unit cells.

A method of fabricating a composite component, the method comprising:

• forming a powder bed of a powdered material on a surface of an additive manufacturing system;
• consolidating the powdered material using a first process facilitated by the additive manufacturing system to form a first section of the composite component and a third section of the composite component, wherein the first section comprising a plurality of unit cells joined together and the third section surrounds the first section;
• depositing a second material within the first section such that the second material surrounds the plurality of unit cells of the first section;
• and
• consolidating the second material using a second consolidation process different from the first process to form a second, substantially solid section within the third section and within and surrounding each unit cell of the plurality of first section unit cells.

A method of fabricating a composite component, the composite component comprising a first material, a second material, and a third material, said method comprising:

• depositing the first material and the third material onto a surface of an additive manufacturing system;
• and
• operating an energy beam source of an additive manufacturing system to consolidate the first material and the third material using a first process to form:
• a first section comprising the first material, said first section comprising a plurality of unit cells joined together;
• a third section comprising the third material, said third section surrounding the first section;
• and
• depositing a second material within the first section such that the second material surrounds each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells of the first section;
• and
• consolidating the second material using a second consolidation process different from the first process to form a second section surrounding each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells.