Thermal Stresses in Functionally Gradient Materials

Abstract

The thermal stresses problems of functionally gradient materials as one of the advanced high-temperature materials capable of withstanding the extreme temperature environments are discussed. One of the most important problems of thermal stresses in the functionally gradient materials is how to decrease thermal stresses. An optimal composition problems of the materials in order to decrease thermal stresses and thermal stress ploblems in the materials with a crack by fracture mechanics are treated in detail. © 1995, The Society of Materials Engineering for Resources of Japan. All rights reserved.