Advances in Functionally Graded Materials and Structures

ITexLi, 2016. – 128 p. – ISBN: 9535122746
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) were initially designed as thermal barrier materials for aerospace structures and fusion reactors and now they are also considered as potential structural materials for future high-speed spacecraft and recently are being increasingly considered in various applications to maximize strengths and integrities of many engineering structures.
Through its six chapters the reader will have access to works related to processing, sintering properties and applications of functionally graded ceramics and new processing routes for FGMs while it introduces some specific applications, such as functionally graded annular fins and the high-performance self-lubricating ceramic composites with laminated graded structure. Besides, it presents an experimental crack propagation analysis of aluminum matrix FGMs and a unified accurate solution for three-dimensional vibration analysis of functionally graded plates and cylindrical shells with general boundary conditions.
Contents
Advances in Functionally Graded Ceramics – Processing, Sintering Properties and Applications
New Processing Routes for Functionally Graded Materials and Structures through Combinations of Powder Metallurgy and Casting
Performance of Functionally Graded Exponential Annular Fins of Constant Weight
High-performance Self-lubricating Ceramic Composites with Laminated-graded Structure
An Experimental Crack Propagation Analysis of Aluminum Matrix Functionally Graded Material
A Unified Accurate Solution for Three-dimensional Vibration Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates and Cylindrical Shells with General Boundary Conditions