Mahamood, RMAkinlabi, ETShukla, MPityana, Sisa L2013-02-122013-02-122012-07Mahamood, RM, Akinlabi, ET, Shukla, M and Pityana, S. 2012. Functionally Graded Material: An overview. Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2012 Vol III (WCE 2012), London, UK, 4-6 July 2012978-988-19252-2-0978-988-19251-3-8http://www.iaeng.org/publication/WCE2012/WCE2012_pp1593-1597.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/6548Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2012 Vol III (WCE 2012), London, UK, 4-6 July 2012Functionally Graded Material (FGM) belongs to a class of advanced material characterized by variation in properties as the dimension varies. The overall properties of FMG are unique and different from any of the individual material that forms it. There is a wide range of applications for FGM and it is expected to increase as the cost of material processing and fabrication processes are reduced by improving these processes. In this study, an overview of fabrication processes, area of application, some recent research studies and the need to focus more research effort on improving the most promising FGM fabrication method (solid freeform SFF) is presented. Improving the performance of SFF processes and extensive studies on material characterization on components produced will go a long way in bringing down the manufacturing cost of FGM and increase productivity in this regard.enFunctionally Graded MaterialFGMFGM ApplicationsSolid freeform fabricationConference PresentationMahamood, R., Akinlabi, E., Shukla, M., & Pityana, S. L. (2012). Functionally Graded Material: An overview. International Association of Engineers (IAENG). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6548Mahamood, RM, ET Akinlabi, M Shukla, and Sisa L Pityana. "Functionally Graded Material: An overview." (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6548Mahamood R, Akinlabi E, Shukla M, Pityana SL, Functionally Graded Material: An overview; International Association of Engineers (IAENG); 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6548 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Mahamood, RM AU - Akinlabi, ET AU - Shukla, M AU - Pityana, Sisa L AB - Functionally Graded Material (FGM) belongs to a class of advanced material characterized by variation in properties as the dimension varies. The overall properties of FMG are unique and different from any of the individual material that forms it. There is a wide range of applications for FGM and it is expected to increase as the cost of material processing and fabrication processes are reduced by improving these processes. In this study, an overview of fabrication processes, area of application, some recent research studies and the need to focus more research effort on improving the most promising FGM fabrication method (solid freeform SFF) is presented. Improving the performance of SFF processes and extensive studies on material characterization on components produced will go a long way in bringing down the manufacturing cost of FGM and increase productivity in this regard. DA - 2012-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Functionally Graded Material KW - FGM KW - FGM Applications KW - Solid freeform fabrication LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 SM - 978-988-19252-2-0 SM - 978-988-19251-3-8 T1 - Functionally Graded Material: An overview TI - Functionally Graded Material: An overview UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6548 ER -