Author : Omer Van der Biest
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
ISBN 13 : 3038130087
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (381 download)
Book Synopsis Functionally Graded Materials VIII by : Omer Van der Biest
Download or read book Functionally Graded Materials VIII written by Omer Van der Biest and published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). Multifunctional materials are composite systems that exhibit useful responses to electrical, optical, magnetic and/or mechanical stimuli. They allow the compact and economic integration of two or more functions; which can be mechanical, biological, acoustic, thermal, electrical, magnetic, optical or sensory in nature. Functionally graded materials (FGM) are also multi-functional materials, which exhibit spatial variations in composition and/or microstructure; created with the specific purpose of controlling variations in thermal, structural or functional properties. In spite of large differences in the type and size scale of the materials considered, many common features exist, thus furnishing a rationale for grouping these materials together in one book.