Magneto-Thermo-Elastic Theoretical Solution for Functionally Graded Thick-Walled Tube under Magnetic, Thermal and Mechanical Loads Based on Voigt Method

Abstract

In this study, the mechanical responses of a functionally graded thick-walled tube simultaneously under magnetic, thermal and mechanical loads are studied. Based on the assumption that the volume fraction of each phase material is distributed as a power function, the Voigt method is used to obtain the stress–strain relationship of the functionally graded materials (FGMs). The influences of the relevant material parameters including volume fraction, thermal expansion coefficient, and Poisson’s ratio on the magneto-thermo-elastic theoretical solution are deeply studied and discussed. Furthermore, when some of the parameters are set as special values, the research results can be degenerated to two coupled loads which are consistent with the existing researches. The results of this paper provide theoretical support for the practical design and application of the FGM tube under the combined action of magnetic, thermal and mechanical loads.