Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate thermo-mechanical response of ZrO 2 /Ti functionally graded materials (FGMs) fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) based on a mean-field micromechanics model, which takes account of micro-stress relaxation due to interfacial diffusion between ceramic and metal phases as well as creep of both phases. A resistance to cyclic thermal shock loadings of FGMs with different compositional gradation patterns including Ti-rich, linear and ZrO 2 -rich gradation patterns has been investigated. The results demonstrate that Ti-rich FGMs show superior properties among the tested FGM samples. Mean-field micromechanics-based examinationsreveal that the range and ratio of thermal stresses in ZrO 2 surface layers in FGMs can affect cyclic thermal shock fracture behaviour but not mean thermal stresses. Creep of ZrO 2 have a large influence on dependence of the range and ratio of thermal stresses in ZrO 2 surface layers on compositional gradation patterns in the FGMs.
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