| Summary: | This project serves as a study of bio-inspired materials and to fabricate similar functionally
graded microstructures and horizontal alignment comparable to that of nacreous shell. It aims
to achieve an understanding on the microstructures of the Al2O3 and to perform mechanical
tests for evaluation of properties. The application of knowledge from different principles are
put into practice in analysing and evaluating the modified configuration of Al2O3 properties.
This project will go through the Fabrication of Material, namely Magnetically Assisted Slip
Casting and Sintering, and Mechanical Tests such as 3-point bend test and Vickers hardness to
analyse Al2O3 while adopting the functionally graded microstructures and horizontal alignment
of platelets. Concurrently, this project will inculcate critical thinking and perseverance in
implementing such ceramic into real world engineering application.
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