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• Bearing capacity and energy absorption characteristics of the optimized AlSi10Mg structure are significantly enhanced. • Finite element calculation model used in this paper accurately describes the mechanical behavior of AlSi10Mg structure. • Fracture features of AlSi10Mg porous structure indicate a ductile as well as a brittle failure under compressive load. • Normalized energy absorption helps designers select the one structure most suitable for a given application. In order to correctly understand the mechanical behavior, damage mode and damage mechanism of AlSi10Mg optimized structure under compressive load, a series of experimental and simulation studies were carried out. The stress-strain response, bearing capacity, energy absorption characteristics, damage mode and mechanism of the structure are analyzed and discussed. The results show that AlSi10Mg porous structure has obvious strain hardening effect, but no obvious strain rate effect. The volume fraction of AlSi10Mg porous structure increased from 9.43% to 22.15%, and its bearing strength increased from 22.34 MPa to 50.98 MPa. The optimized design structure is complex in this paper, which eliminates undesirable failure modes, and the benefit of high specific energy absorption is retained. The experimental and simulation results show that shear failure is the main cause of structural damage, and the normal of the failure section and the load action direction are roughly inclined at an angle of 45° ∼ 55°. The research results can provide an important reference for the optimal design of porous metal structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]