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Powder Processing of Functionally Gradient Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

R. Watanabe
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Powder metallurgical (P/M) processing of FGMs provides a wide range of compositional and microstructural control, along with shape-forming capability. Oxide/metal systems are desirable because this materials combination can be used to easily tailor materials properties. However, there are many problems to be investigated which pertain to each of the processing steps; process innovations will often be required to realize the versatility of this route. In this article, I briefly review the present status of the powder-processing method.

Powder metallurgical fabrication of FGMs involves the following sequential steps with a selected material combination of metals and ceramics: determination of the optimum composition profile for an effective thermal-stress reduction; stepwise or continuous stacking of powder premixes according to the predesigned composition profile; compaction of the stacked powder heap and sintering with or without pressurizing. Besides the conventional powder metallurgical routes, a spray deposition method, using mixed powder suspensions and a slurry stacking method, have been developed to form continuously graded stacking. A powder spray stacking apparatus has been devised, which is fully automatic with computer control. Deposited compacts were cold isostatically pressed (CIP) and consolidated by hot isostatic pressing. Their microstructures show that this process provides fine compositional control with desired profiles.

Differential temperature sintering by laser-beam heating has been studied to add versatility to the P/M process. The surface of the green compacts is scanned with a laser beam using a predesigned scanning pattern to ensure homogeneous heating over the entire surface.

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Functionally Gradient Materials
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 32 - 34
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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