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Title: Centrifugally-assisted combustion synthesis of functionally-graded materials

Journal Article · · Scripta Materialia
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  1. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Functionally graded materials (FGM`s) have been prepared by a variety of techniques, including combustion synthesis, and the use of a centrifugal force in this method of synthesis has been demonstrated previously. However, in the earlier work, a centrifugal force was applied to investigate the changes in the dynamics of self-propagating combustion waves or to deposit coatings on the inside surfaces of pipes. The use of a centrifugal force to investigate the formation of FGM`s has not been reported previously and is the focus of this communication. In this work, the authors have chosen thermite reactions to investigate the feasibility of FGM formation by centrifugally-assisted combustion synthesis.

OSTI ID:
438611
Journal Information:
Scripta Materialia, Vol. 36, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: 1 Feb 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English