Sait, FeritSaeidi, NazaninKorkmaz, TuranAerospace Engineering2024-07-052024-07-05202361751-61611878-018010.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.1056292-s2.0-85144351046https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105629https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/2403sait, ferit/0000-0003-2279-8183; SAEIDI, Nazanin/0000-0002-5442-1244; Korkmaz, Turan/0000-0002-2413-6979Functionally graded materials (FGMs) - categorized in advanced composite materials - are specially designed to reduce the stresses and failure due to material mismatches. Advances in manufacturing techniques have brought FGMs into use in a variety of applications. However, the numerical analysis is still challenging due to the difficulties in simulations of non-homogeneous material domains of complex parts. Presenting a numerical procedure that both facilitates the implementation of material non-homogeneity in geometrically complex mediums, and increases the accuracy of the calculations using a phase-field approach, this study investigates the usage of FGMs in dental prostheses. For this purpose, a porcelain fused to metal (PFM) mandibular first molar FGM crown is simulated and analyzed under the maximum masticatory bite force, and eventually the results are compared to a PFM crown prepared conventionally.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDental crownPhase-fieldFunctionally graded materialPFMFinite element analysisHomogenizationArticleQ2Q2138WOS:00090682970000136535094