J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2003, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (01): 57-59.

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Calculation of the Composition Profile of a Functionally Graded Material Produced by Co-sedimentation

Zhongmin YANG, Lianmeng ZHANG, Qiang SHEN   

  1. State Key Lab. of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2003-01-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Lianmeng ZHANG

Abstract: A sedimentation method is proposed to fabricate functionally graded materials (FGMs) with the continuous and smooth variations of composition. The relations between the compositional distribution of deposited body and the powder characteristics of raw materials as well as settling parameters are derived. Subsequently, the mathematical model of forming FGM based on the co-sedimentation has been established. At last, numerical simulations are conducted to explore the effects of the particle sizes of raw materials and suspension height on the compositional distribution of final products.

Key words: Calculation, Functionally graded material, Co-sedimentation