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Table 2.7 Examples of FGM applications. 45<br />

Application Materials Processing Techniques<br />

Thermal barrier; anti-oxidation<br />

coatings<br />

Cutting tools: cemented<br />

carbides/diamond/SiC<br />

ZrO2 on Ni-Cr; SiC<br />

on C/C composite<br />

TiC-TiCN-WC-Co;<br />

diamond and SiC<br />

59<br />

Plasma spraying; CVD<br />

Sintering<br />

Thermaoelectric materials BiTe/PbTe/SiGe SHS*/Dynamic Pseudo<br />

Isostatic Compaction<br />

Optical film: bandpass filter SiO2-TiO Helicon sputtering<br />

* SHS stands for self-propagating high-temperature synthesis<br />

Figure 2.30 illustrates an example of Ti/hydroxyapatite FGM 47 for use as a<br />

biocompatible dental implant: the FGM implant in Figure 2.30a has its composition<br />

gradually changing from 100% Ti metal at the left end to 100% HA at the right end. The<br />

left end, as the upper part of dental implant where occlusal force is directly applied, is<br />

designed to achieve high mechanical strength; and the right end is to be implanted inside<br />

the jaw bone and requires high biocompatibility. Presumably Ti has higher mechanical<br />

strength, but inferior biocompatibility than hydroxyapatite. The use of FGM allows for<br />

combination of necessary mechanical properties and biocompatibility at different<br />

locations of the implant without formation of a discrete boundary. Figure 2.30b shows<br />

the illustration for the gradual transition in related properties of the FGM implant, and<br />

Figure 2.30c illustrates a conventional full ceramic implant for which properties such as<br />

strength and biocompatibility are constant throughout.

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