Preface ........................................................ xi
Acknowledgements ............................................. xiii
APPLICATION OF SINTERING IN EMERGING ENERGY APPLICATIONS:
FUEL CELLS, SOLAR CELLS, HYDROGEN STORAGE
Sintering Behavior of Ce0,9Gd0,1 O1,95-δ in Reducing Atmosphere ... 3
A. Kaiser, J.W. Phair, S. Foghmoes, S. Ramousse, Z. He
Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Ti-Oxide/Chloride Catalyzed
Na2LiAlH6 ...................................................... 13
Enrique Martinez-Franco, Thomas Klassen, Martin
Dornheim, Ruediger Bormann, and David Jaramillo-Vigueras
High Density Green Pellets of ZrN Fabricated by Particle
Processing ..................................................... 21
Thomas T. Meek, K. Gwathney, Chaitanya K. Narula, and
L.R. Walker
EVOLUTION AND CONTROL OF MICROSTRUCTURE DURING SINTERING
PROCESSES
The Effect of Carbon Source on the Microstructure and the
Mechanical Properties of Reaction Bonded Boron Carbide ......... 29
S. Hayun, H. Dilman, M.P. Dariel, N. Frage, and S. Dub
Modification of Mass Transport during Sintering Induced by
Thermal Gradient ............................................... 41
Sébastien Saunier and François Valdivieso
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF SINTERING
Effects of Crystallization and Vitrification on Sintering
Properties of Bentonite Clay ................................... 53
H. Camacho, C.A. Martfnez, P.E. Garcia, H.J. Ochoa,
J.T. Elizalde, A. Garcia, A. Aguilar, M. Bocanegra, and
С. Dominguez
Dissolution of Alumina in Silicate Glasses and the Glass
Formation Boundary ............................................. 61
Keith J. DeCarlo, Thomas F. Lam, and William M. Carty
The Effect of Volume Fraction on Grain Growth during Liquid
Phase Sintering of Tungsten Heavy Alloys ....................... 71
John L. Johnson, Louis G. Campbell, Seong Jin Park, and
Randall M. German
IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS IN SINTERING
In-Situ Investigation of the Cooperative Material Transport
during the Early Stage of Sintering by Synchrotron X-Ray
Computed Tomography ............................................ 85
R. Grupp, M. Nöthe, B. Kieback, and J. Banhart
Geopolymers Sintering by Optical Dilatometry ................... 91
Elie Kamseu, Cristina Leonelli, and Dan S. Perera
MODELING OF SINTERING AT MULTIPLE SCALES
Meso-Scale Monte Carlo Sintering Simulation with
Anisotropic Grain Growth ...................................... 103
Gordon Brown, Richard Levine, Veena Tikare, and Eugene
Olevsky
Numerical Simulation of Densification and Shape Distortion
of Porous Bodies in a Granular-Transmitting Medium ............ 113
Junkun Ma and Eugene A. Olevsky
The Effect of a Substanate on the Microstructure of
Particulate Films ............................................. 125
C.L. Martin and R.K. Bordia
Modelling Constrained Sintering and Cracking .................. 135
Ruoyu Huang and Jingzhe Pan
Atomistic Scale Study on Effect of Crystalline Misalignment
on Densification during Sintering Nano Scale Tungsten
Powder ........................................................ 149
Amitava Moitra, Sungho Kim, Seong-Gon Kim, Seong Jin
Park, Randall German, and Mark F. Horstemeyer
Variations in Sintering Stress and Viscosity with Mixing
Ratio of Metal/Ceramic Powders ................................ 161
Kazunari Shinagawa
NOVEL SINTERING PROCESSES: FIELD-ASSISTED SINTERING TECHNIQUES
Finite Element Modelling of Microwave Sintering ............... 173
D. Bouvard, S. Charmond, and C.P. Carry
Direct and Hybrid Microwave Sintering of Yttria-Doped
Zirconia in a Single-Mode Cavity .............................. 181
S. Charmond, С.Р. Carry, and D. Bouvard
The Influence of Minor Additives on Densification and
Microstructure of Submicrometer Alumina Ceramics Prepared
by SPS and HIP ................................................ 193
Jaroslav Sedláček, Monika Michálková, Deniz Karaman,
Dušan Galusek, and Michael Hoffmann
The Electro-Discharge Compaction of Powder Tungsten Carbide-
Cobalt-Diamond Composite Material ............................. 205
Evgeny G. Grigoryev and Alexander V. Rosliakov
Microwave Sintering Explored by X-Ray Microtomography ......... 211
Kotaro Ishizaki, Manjusha Battabyal, Yoko Yamada Pittini,
Radu Nicula, and Sebastien Vaucher
Pulse Plasma Sintering and Applications ....................... 219
Andrzej Michalski and Marcin Rosiński
Influence of Electric Fields during the Field Assisted
Sintering Technique (FAST) .................................... 227
Michaela Müller and Rolf Clasen
Sintering of Combustion Synthesized TiB2-ZrO2 Composite
Powders in Conventional and Microwave Furnaces ................ 237
Hаyk Khachatryan, Alok Vats, Zachary Doorenbos, Suren
Kharatyan, and Jan A. Puszynski
Production and Characterization of WC-Co Cemented Carbides
by Field Assisted Sintering ................................... 249
Rafet Emre Özüdoğru, Filiz Çinar Şahin, and Onuralp Yucel
Microwave Rapid Debinding and Sintering of MIM/CIM Parts ...... 259
P. Veronesi, C. Leonelli, G. Poli, L. Denti, and A. Gatto
SINTERING OF BIOMATERIALS
Analysis of Sintering of Titanium Porous Material Processed
by the Space Holder Method .................................... 273
L. Reig, V. Amigó, D. Busquets, M.D. Salvador and
J.A. Calero
Effect of Sintering Temperature and Time on Microstructure
and Properties of Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA) ............ 283
M.M. Hasan and F. Islam
Sintering Zirconia for Dental CAD/CAM Technology .............. 291
Kuljira Sujirote, Sukunthakan Ngernbamrung, Kannigar
Dateraksa, Tossapol Chunkiri, Marut Wongcumchang, and
Kriskrai Sitthiseripratip
SINTERING OF MULTI-MATERIAL AND MULTI-LAYERED SYSTEMS
Co-Sintering Behaviors of Oxide Based Bi-Materials ............ 307
Claude Carry, Emre Yalamaс, and Sedat Akkurt
Coupling between Sintering and Liquid Migration to Process
Tungsten-Copper Functionally Graded Materials ................. 321
J.-J. Raharijaona, J.-M. Missiaen, and R. Mitteau
Laser Sintering of Nanosized Alumina Powder for Scratch
Resistant Transparent Coatings ................................ 333
Christoph Rivinius and Rolf Clasen
Optimization of Density, Microstructure and Interface Region
in a Countered (Steel/Cemented Carbide) Bi-Layered Material ... 343
A. Thomazic, С. Pascal, J.M. Chaix
SINTERING OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
MoSi2 Formation Mechanisms during a Spark Plasma Synthesis
from Mechanically Activated Powder Mixture .................... 357
F. Bernard, G. Cabouro, S. Le Gallet, S. Chevalier,
E. Gaffet, and Yu. Grin
Spark Plasma Sintering of Nanocrystalline WC-12Co Cermets ..... 367
Victoria Bonache, Maria Dolores Salvador, Vicente Amigo,
David Busquets, and Alicia Castro
Si3N4/SiC Materials Based on Preceramic Polymers and Ceramic
Powder ........................................................ 379
U. Degenhardt, G. Motz, W. Krenkel, F. Stegner,
K. Berroth, W. Harrer, and R. Danzer
Grain Growth during Sintering of Nanosized Particles .......... 389
Z. Zak Fang, Hongtao Wang, Xu Wang, and Vineet Kumar
Atomic Investigation of Thermal Stability of Nanosized Ceria
Particles on Metal Oxide Surfaces ............................. 401
W. Jiang, M. Wong, A.R. Rammohan, Y. Jiang, and
J.L. Williams
Two-Step Sintering of Molybdenum Nanopowder ................... 415
Min Suh Park, Tae Sun Jo, Se Hoon Kim, Dae-Gun Kim, and
Young Do Kim
Standard and Two-Stage Sintering of a Submicrometer Alumina
Powder: The Influence on the Sintering Trajectory ............. 421
M. Michálková, K. Ghillányová, and D. Galusek
SAXS Investigation of the Sintered Niobium Powder: Method of
Stabilizing Porosity and Fractal Properties ................... 429
Leonid Skatkov
Author Index .................................................. 437
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