Abstract
It is well known that, to produce ceramics, green bodies must be sintered at a certain high temperature for a given time duration to develop required microstructure and thus desired properties. In particular, transparent ceramics must be fully dense to achieve maximum optical transmittance. Sintering process is governed by a number of parameters, which can be used to build up interrelationships among processing, microstructure, properties, and performance. Sintering behavior and microstructure development have been extensively studied. Qualitative understandings include driving forces of sintering, the mechanisms of densification, controlling factors, such as particle size of precursor powders, sintering temperature, time duration and applied pressure, electrical current, and so on. This chapter serves to cover the fundamental issues of the conventional sintering technologies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
Pages | 291-394 |
Number of pages | 104 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering |
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ISSN (Print) | 2364-3293 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2364-3307 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
Keywords
- Driving Force
- Grain Shape Accommodation
- Liquid Phase Sintering
- Matter Transport
- Sintering Equation