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

High-surface-area α-Al2O3 nanoparticles are used in high-strength ceramics and stable
catalyst supports. The production of α-Al2O3 by phase transformation from γ-Al2O3 is …

In this study, 316L stainless steel powder was binder jet printed and isothermal sintered at
different temperatures over the time. Measurements of individual features were taken from …

Rapid densification associated with spark plasma sintering has been well documented;
however theoretical understanding is still very limited. In this work we proposed a …

Although ceramics have many advantages when compared to metals in specific
applications, they could be more widely applied if their low properties (fracture toughness …

Fully dense ceramics with retarded grain growth can be attained effectively at relatively low
temperatures using a high-pressure sintering method. However, there is a paucity of in …

The dependence of grain size on the heating rate has been investigated for alumina
ceramics prepared via spark plasma sintering (SPS). For this purpose, the local grain size …

Abstract Ultra-fast High temperature Sintering (UHS) relies on a carbon felt to heat the
specimen. As in the case of a graphite furnace, carbon contamination leads to undesired …

Scalability experiments on the spark plasma sintering (SPS) of similarly shaped alumina
specimens of the four different sizes are conducted. The utilized experimental methodology …

Applying pressure during sintering of ceramics is a common practice, allowing for significant
reduction in processing temperature, and fabrication of dense specimens with fine-grained …