Sintering and accompanying microstructural evolution is inarguably the most important step
in the processing of ceramics and hard metals. In this process, an ensemble of particles is …

Theoretical concepts of sintering were originally based upon ideas of the discrete nature of
particulate media. However, the actual sintering kinetics of particulate bodies are …

Sinteringof Ceramics provides the only comprehensive treatment ofthe theories and
principles of sintering and their application to the production of advanced ceramics. It …

This paper reviews the basic physical notions underlying microwave sintering and the
theoretical and numerical models of the microwave sintering process. The propagation and …

In this paper, recent advances in the discrete-element method (DEM) for describing motion,
deposition, agglomeration or aggregation of a large number of adhesive spherical particles …

Spark-plasma sintering (SPS) provides accelerated densification and, in many cases, limited
grain growth compared to regular hot pressing and sintering. Possible mechanisms of this …

Sintering of ice is driven by the thermodynamic requirement to decrease surface energy. The
structural morphology of ice in nature has many forms—from snowflakes to glaciers. These …

This paper discusses in detail the development of a numerical model capable of simulating
microstructural evolution and macroscopic deformation during sintering of complex powder …

An integrated approach, combining the continuum theory of sintering with a kinetic Monte‐
Carlo (KMC) model‐based mesostructure evolution simulation is reviewed. The effective …

The free sintering of metallic powders is investigated by the discrete element method which
allows the particulate nature of the material to be taken explicitly into account. A simple …