Characterization of the Tungsten-Steel Functionally Graded Cylinder in Elastic Region
This paper presents how to derive Airy stress function to obtain the thermal stresses in a tungsten-steel functionally graded solid cylinder with fixed ends in elastic region. Once Airy stress function is derived, the thermal stresses can be found due to the related equations. There is uniform heat generation inside the tungsten-steel functionally graded solid cylinder. Material properties of the functionally graded cylinder (FGC) are assumed to vary radially according to a parabolic form and assumed to be independent of the temperature. These properties are yield strength, modulus of elasticity, coefficient of thermal conduction and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Poisson’s ratio is assumed to be constant as an average value between tungsten’s and steel’s. Airy stress function is derived in terms of these properties to characterize the FGC entirely.