Functionally graded materials for orthopedic applications–an update on design and manufacturing

A Sola, D Bellucci, V Cannillo - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are innovative materials whose composition and/or
microstructure gradually vary in space according to a designed law. As a result, also the …

Graded materials for resistance to contact deformation and damage

S Suresh - Science, 2001 - science.org
The mechanical response of materials with spatial gradients in composition and structure is
of considerable interest in disciplines as diverse as tribology, geology, optoelectronics …

Indentation across size scales and disciplines: Recent developments in experimentation and modeling

A Gouldstone, N Chollacoop, M Dao, J Li, AM Minor… - Acta Materialia, 2007 - Elsevier
Indentation is a remarkably flexible mechanical test due to its relative experimental
simplicity. Coupled with advances in instrument development, ease of implementation has …

Contact mechanics of graded coatings

MA Guler, F Erdogan - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2004 - Elsevier
The main interest of this study is in the fracture initiation in graded coatings under sliding
contact loading. The structural component under consideration is a metallic substrate …

Improved fatigue resistance of gradient nanograined Cu

J Long, Q Pan, N Tao, M Dao, S Suresh, L Lu - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyclic stresses generally lead to fatigue damage and failure with important implications for
material and component design, safety, performance and lifetime costs in major structural …

Two-dimensional sliding frictional contact of functionally graded materials

LL Ke, YS Wang - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2007 - Elsevier
A multi-layered model for sliding frictional contact analysis of functionally graded materials
(FGMs) with arbitrarily varying shear modulus under plane strain-state deformation has been …

[HTML][HTML] Two-dimensional contact mechanics of functionally graded materials with arbitrary spatial variations of material properties

LL Ke, YS Wang - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2006 - Elsevier
A multi-layered model for frictionless contact analysis of functionally graded materials
(FGMs) with arbitrarily varying elastic modulus under plane strain-state deformation has …

The frictional sliding contact problems of rigid parabolic and cylindrical stamps on graded coatings

MA Guler, F Erdogan - International journal of mechanical sciences, 2007 - Elsevier
Graded materials, also known as functionally graded materials (FGMs), are generally two-
phase composites with continuously varying volume fractions. Used as coatings and …

High abrasion resistance with sparse mineralization: copper biomineral in worm jaws

HC Lichtenegger, T Schöberl, MH Bartl, H Waite… - Science, 2002 - science.org
Biominerals are widely exploited to harden or stiffen tissues in living organisms, with calcium-
, silicon-, and iron-based minerals being most common. In notable contrast, the jaws of the …

Graded honeycombs with high impact resistance through machine learning-based optimization

Y Gao, X Chen, Y Wei - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient structures with enhanced performance are ubiquitously observed in nature and in
engineering materials. In this paper, we studied the impact resistance of two types of broadly …