Advances in Sintering: Ceramic Transactions (Ceramic Transactions Series, Volume 209)

Advances in Sintering Science and Technology......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
APPLICATION OF SINTERING IN EMERGING ENERGY APPLICATIONS: FUEL CELLS, SOLAR CELLS, HYDROGEN STORAGE......Page 18
Sintering Behavior of Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95-δ in Reducing Atmosphere......Page 20
Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Ti-Oxide/Chloride Catalyzed Na2LiAlH6......Page 30
High Density Green Pellets of ZrN Fabricated by Particle Processing......Page 38
EVOLUTION AND CONTROL OF MICROSTRUCTURE DURING SINTERING PROCESSES......Page 44
The Effect of Carbon Source on the Microstructure and the Mechanical Properties of Reaction Bonded Boron Carbide......Page 46
Modification of Mass Transport during Sintering Induced by Thermal Gradient......Page 58
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF SINTERING......Page 68
Effects of Crystallization and Vitrification on Sintering Properties of Bentonite Clay......Page 70
Dissolution of Alumina in Silicate Glasses and the Glass Formation Boundary......Page 78
The Effect of Volume Fraction on Grain Growth during Liquid Phase Sintering of Tungsten Heavy Alloys......Page 88
IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS IN SINTERING......Page 100
In-Situ Investigation of the Cooperative Material Transport during the Early Stage of Sintering by Synchrotron X-Ray Computed Tomography......Page 102
Geopolymers Sintering by Optical Dilatometry......Page 108
MODELING OF SINTERING AT MULTIPLE SCALES......Page 118
Meso-Scale Monte Carlo Sintering Simulation with Anisotropic Grain Growth......Page 120
Numerical Simulation of Densification and Shape Distortion of Porous Bodies in a Granular-Transmitting Medium......Page 130
The Effect of a Substrate on the Microstructure of Particulate Films......Page 142
Modelling Constrained Sintering and Cracking......Page 152
Atomistic Scale Study on Effect of Crystalline Misalignment on Densification during Sintering Nano Scale Tungsten Powder......Page 166
Variations in Sintering Stress and Viscosity with Mixing Ratio of Metal/Ceramic Powders......Page 178
NOVEL SINTERING PROCESSES: FIELD-ASSISTED SINTERING TECHNIQUES......Page 188
Finite Element Modelling of Microwave Sintering......Page 190
Direct and Hybrid Microwave Sintering of Yttria-Doped Zirconia in a Single-Mode Cavity......Page 198
The Influence of Minor Additives on Densification and Microstructure of Submicrometer Alumina Ceramics Prepared by SPS and HIP......Page 210
The Electro-Discharge Compaction of Powder Tungsten Carbide–Cobalt–Diamond Composite Material......Page 222
Microwave Sintering Explored by X-Ray Microtomography......Page 228
Pulse Plasma Sintering and Applications......Page 236
Influence of Electric Fields during the Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST)......Page 244
Sintering of Combustion Synthesized TiB2-ZrO2 Composite Powders in Conventional and Microwave Furnaces......Page 254
Production and Characterization of WC-Co Cemented Carbides by Field Assisted Sintering......Page 266
Microwave Rapid Debinding and Sintering of MIM/CIM Parts......Page 276
SINTERING OF BIOMATERIALS......Page 288
Analysis of Sintering of Titanium Porous Material Processed by the Space Holder Method......Page 290
Effect of Sintering Temperature and Time on Microstructure and Properties of Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA)......Page 300
Sintering Zirconia for Dental CAD/CAM Technology......Page 308
SINTERING OF MULTI-MATERIAL AND MULTI-LAYERED SYSTEMS......Page 322
Co-Sintering Behaviors of Oxide Based Bi-Materials......Page 324
Coupling between Sintering and Liquid Migration to Process Tungsten-Copper Functionally Graded Materials......Page 338
Laser Sintering of Nanosized Alumina Powder for Scratch Resistant Transparent Coatings......Page 350
Optimization of Density, Microstructure and Interface Region in a Co-Sintered (Steel/Cemented Carbide) Bi-Layered Material......Page 360
SINTERING OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS......Page 372
MoSi2 Formation Mechanisms during a Spark Plasma Synthesis from Mechanically Activated Powder Mixture......Page 374
Spark Plasma Sintering of Nanocrystalline WC-12Co Cermets......Page 384
Si3N4/SiC Materials Based on Preceramic Polymers and Ceramic Powder......Page 396
Grain Growth during Sintering of Nanosized Particles......Page 406
Atomic Investigation of Thermal Stability of Nanosized Ceria Particles on Metal Oxide Surfaces......Page 418
Two-Step Sintering of Molybdenum Nanopowder......Page 432
Standard and Two-Stage Sintering of a Submicrometer Alumina Powder: The Influence on the Sintering Trajectory......Page 438
SAXS Investigation of the Sintered Niobium Powder: Method of Stabilizing Porosity and Fractal Properties......Page 446
Author Index......Page 454