Sintering is a method for manufacturing components from ceramic or metal powders by heating the powder until the particles adhere to form the component required. The resulting products are characterised by an enhanced density and strength, and are used in a wide range of industries. Sintering of advanced materials: fundamentals and processes reviews important developments in this technology and its applications. Part one discusses the fundamentals of sintering with chapters on topics such as the thermodynamics of sintering, kinetics and mechanisms of densification, the kinetics of microstructural change and liquid phase sintering. Part two reviews advanced sintering processes including atmospheric sintering, vacuum sintering, microwave sintering, field/current assistedsintering and photonic sintering. Finally, Part three covers sintering of aluminium, titanium and their alloys, refractory metals, ultrahard materials, thin films, ultrafine and nanosized particles for advanced materials. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Sintering of advanced materials: fundamentals and processes reviews the latest advances in sintering and will be a standard reference for researchers and engineers involved inthe processing of ceramics, powder metallurgy, net-shape manufacturing and those using advanced materials in such sectors as electronics, automotive and aerospace engineering. Dr Zhigang Zak Fang is a Professor in the Powder Metallurgy Research Laboratory of the Faculty of Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Utah, USA. INDICE: Thermodynamics of sintering; Sinter bonding of two sphere contacting particles; Densification during sintering; Grain growth and microstructure development; Atmosphere sintering; Vacuum sintering; Liquid phase sintering; Microwave sintering; Spark plasma sintering; Sintering of refractory metals; Sintering of cermets; Sintering of injection molded powders including rapid prototyping; Sintering of fine grained and/or nanosized powders; Sintering and sinter bonding of functionally graded materials; Sintering of super hard materials.
- ISBN: 978-1-84569-562-0
- Editorial: Woodhead
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés