Arslan, KemalGunes, Recep2025-01-062025-01-0620230272-88421873-395610.1016/j.ceramint.2023.07.0452-s2.0-85166945592https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.07.045https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/2464Due to their promising features provided by ceramic and metal constituents in a single volume, Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) have received great attention for impact applications. Most of the available studies on the low-velocity impact behavior of FGMs have been carried out by analytical or numerical methods. This study addresses an experimental analysis on the low-velocity impact response of Al6061/SiC FGM plates. The influence of the material composition of the FGM plate (from metal-rich to ceramic-rich) on the energy absorption mechanisms as well as on the deformation and damage behavior was investigated. The ceramic-rich FGM plate exhibits a quasi-brittle response that includes a combination of elastoplastic indentation and brittle failures with increasing impact energy, while the metal-rich and linear FGM plates show elastoplastic behavior. Plastic deformation is the primary energy absorption mechanism for the metal-rich and linear FGM plates, whereas plastic deformation, brittle failures (radial cracks and conoidal crack/fracture), delamination, and pore collapse are effective on the energy absorption of the ceramic-rich FGM plate.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessFunctionally graded materialsCeramic-MetalImpactDamageArticle3102319Q13101249WOS:001150055700001Q1