Recent Advances in Functionally Graded Materials: Properties and Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 1224
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ceramics; phosphors engineering; luminescence; rare earth ions; transitional metals; optical spectroscopy
Interests: oxide ceramics; phosphors, luminescence; rare earth ions; optical spectroscopy;
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The necessity for modern materials with unique properties has led to the gradual transformation of materials from their single-phase to multiphase compositions. Recent advances in engineering and material processing have led to the emergence of a new class of gradient multilayer materials called functionally graded materials (FGMs). FGMs are a relatively new class of composite materials with a systematic variation of the composition, microstructure, and properties along a predetermined and developed profile. FGMs possess a combination of properties that differ from the properties of the initial materials of the structure and make it possible to adapt the material to the required conditions.
Today, the interest in FGMs is caused by the prospects of their practical applications. Such materials are used in thermal protection systems, for oxidation- and corrosion-resistant barrier coatings that withstand high-temperature gradients, in the design of engine components for aviation and space technology, for active and passive elements of photonics and optoelectronics. The ability to inhibit crack propagation makes the use of FGM useful as personal protective equipment or for energy conversion devices.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform to explore these interesting topics and to help to gain new scientific insight into the fascinating materials science and engineering of functionally graded materials.
Dr. Damir Valiev
Dr. Sergey A. Stepanov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functionally graded materials (FGMs)
- multilayer materials
- processing techniques
- materials modeling and characterizations
- microstructure and phase composition
- physical and mechanical properties
- optical properties
- luminescence performance
- applications
