Advances in Sintering Science and Technology: (Ceramic Transactions Series)

This issue of the Ceramic Transactions compiles 41 papers covering a rich diversity of the sintering science and technology topics. These papers were presented at the International Conference on Sintering, November 16-20, 2008 in La Jolla, California. The Ceramic Transactions series contains a collection of papers dealing with issues in both traditional ceramics (i.e., glass, whitewares, refractories, and porcelain enamel) and advanced ceramics. Topics covered in the area of advanced ceramic include bioceramics, nanomaterials, composites, solid oxide fuel cells, mechanical properties and structural design, advanced ceramic coatings, ceramic armor, porous ceramics, and more.

Table of Contents:
Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii APPLICATION OF SINTERING IN EMERGING ENERGY APPLICATIONS: FUEL CELLS, SOLAR CELLS, HYDROGEN STORAGE Sintering Behavior of Ce0 9Gd0 -,0-, 95.8 in Reducing Atmosphere 3 A. Kaiser, J. W. Phair, S. Foghmoes, S. Ramousse, Z. He Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Ti-Oxide/Chloride Catalyzed Na2LiAIH6 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 Frangois Valdivieso FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF SINTERING Effects of Crystallization and Vitrification on Sintering Properties of Bentonite Clay 53 H. Camacho, CA. Martínez, P.E. García, HJ. Ochoa, J.T. Elizalde, A. García, A. Aguilar, M. Bocanegra, and C. Domínguez 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 Anisotropie 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 Substrate 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, C. P. Carry, and D. Bouvard The Influence of Minor Additives on Densification and Microstructure of Submicrometer Alumina Ceramics Prepared by SPS and HIP 193 Jaroslav Sedlácek, Monika Michálková, Deniz Karaman, Dusan 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 Ishizakl, Manjusha Battabyal, Yoko Yamada Pittini, Radu Nicula, and Sebastien Vaucher Pulse Plasma Sintering and Applications 219 Andrzej Michalski and Marcin Rosinski Influence of Electric Fields during the Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST) 227 Michaela Müller and Rolf Ciasen Sintering of Combustion Synthesized TiB2-Zr02 Composite Powders in Conventional and Microwave Furnaces 237 Hayk 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 Özüdogru, Filiz Cinar Sahin, 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. Busquéis, M.D. Salvador and J.A. Calero Effect of Sintering Temperature and Time on Microstructure and Properties of Zirconla 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 Bl-Materials 307 Claude Carry, Emre Yalamag, 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 Ciasen Optimization of Density, Microstructure and Interface Region in a Co-Sintered (Steel/Cemented Carbide) Bi-Layered Material 343 A. Thomazlc, C. 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 Busquéis, and Alicia Castro Si3N4/SiC Materials Based on Preceramic Polymers and Ceramic 379 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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E. A. Olevsky and Rajendra Bordia are the authors of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology, published by Wiley.