Fracture Behaviour of Functionally Graded Materials - An experimental approach

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are special composites consisting of two constituent phases whose composition change continuously along one direction. The gradual transition in material properties alleviates thermal mismatch problems experienced by cladded and coated components. The microstructure of FGM is usually heterogenous and the dominant failure mode of FGM is the crack initiation and propagation from the inclusions. The interface crack problem is studied by examining the asymptotic behavior of stress and displacement fields around the crack in FGM, and by comparing the results with known solutions for bimaterial systems. The focus is on characterizing the influence of material nonhomogeneity on the fracture parameters, and determining the fracture strength of FGM under quasi-static and dynamic loading.

About the author

Prabhakar Marur received his PhD in Mechanical Engineeringfrom Auburn University, Alabama in 1999. He has more than 15years of industrial research experience and currently he is withGeneral Motors R&D. He has published over 25 articles in peerreviewed international journals and has several US patents.

Product details

• Authors: Prabhakar Marur
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9783838354248
• ISBN: 978-3-8383-5424-8
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics