Functionally Graded Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 29380
Special Issue Editor
Interests: composites; FGMs; finite element models; smart structures; optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the opening of a new Special Issue in the Applied Sciences Journal.
The main topic of this issue will be functionally graded materials (FGM). Today, scientists and engineers recognize the importance of innovation in materials use for economic and environmental reasons. Functionally graded materials are advanced materials with gradual transitions in the microstructure and composition in certain directions, which lead to specific variation in the functional performance with the advantages of smooth transition in thermal stresses and low stress concentration at the interface between dissimilar materials.
A specific behavior in a FGM structure can be obtained through the adequate variation of volume fractions of the constituent materials. FGM structures can be efficiently designed to obtain a specific performance or function by changing the spatial gradation in composition, allowing the designer to tailor the required physical and mechanical properties and the corresponding structural behavior. Development of accurate models and efficient optimization techniques applied to the design of FGM structures are important topics of research. The challenges in the development of manufacturing process and materials selection of FGM are major topics of research.
Under this perspective, the Special Issue wants to contribute to the field, presenting the most relevant advances in all aspects of this research area.
Prof. Dr. Victor Franco Correia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Functionally graded materials (FGM)
- FGM manufacturing
- FGM optimization
- FGM stresses
- FGM buckling
- FGM vibration
- FGM thermal behavior
- FGM failure
- Ceramic–metal