Functionally Graded Materials

Functionally graded materials (FGMs)are composites with gradually varying material content. This book presents current research in the study of FGMs, including the fracture and contact problems of functionally graded materials; FGMs obtained by combustion synthesis techniques; thermoplastic simulation of FGMs; the thermal buckling analysis of functionally graded arbitrary straight-sided quadrilateral plates; the mechanical response of metal-ceramic FGMs and simulation of quasi-static crack propagation in FGMs.