Despite sintering has a history even longer than human civilization (its discovery dates back
at least to 25,000 years ago), in the past decade, new exciting challenges have emerged in …

Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is an advanced pressure-assisted sintering technology that
combines the application of uniaxial pressure with rapid current-induced heating. The so …

Reducing the grain size of metals and ceramics can significantly increase strength and
hardness, a phenomenon described by the Hall–Petch relationship. The many studies on …

Electricity is an efficient form of energy, and the growing interest in electricity-assisted
manufacturing is motivated by its inherent energy saving and reduced environmental impact …

A plethora of modern technologies rely on permanent magnets for their operation, including
many related to the transition towards a sustainable future, such as wind turbines or electric …

Spark plasma and flash sintering process characteristics together with their corresponding
sintering and densification mechanisms and field effects were briefly reviewed. The …

Transparent ceramics and glass-ceramics intended for armor applications still present
limitations such as high production cost, manufacture of larger parts, among other …

Spark plasma sintering (SPS), also called pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) or field-
assisted sintering technique (FAST) is a technique for sintering powder under moderate …

To develop transparent materials with superior mechanical properties, nanocrystalline
magnesium aluminate (MgAl 2 O 4) spinel with grain sizes ranging from 3.7 to 80 nm has …

This work describes the development of transparent high-strength Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia
(YSZ) ceramics with ultra-fine grain size utilizing conventional pressure-less densification …