Journal
ACTA MATERIALIA
Volume 59, Issue 4, Pages 1400-1408Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2010.11.002
Keywords
Sintering; Spark plasma sintering; Ceramics; Crystalline oxides; Alumina
Funding
- [ANR-06-NANO-049]
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The spark plasma sintering (SPS) of an undoped commercial alpha-Al2O3 powder (0.14 mu m) was investigated. The SPS parameters such as the dwell temperature, applied external pressure, temperature of pressure application, dwell time and pulse pattern were varied. A sintering path (relative density vs. grain size) showing two regimes has been brought to the fore: densification without grain growth occurring at the lower temperatures and grain growth without much further densification taking place at the higher temperatures, with a threshold between 1100 and 1200 degrees C. In addition, a formal sintering analysis was performed in order to identify the mechanism(s) involved in densification and grain growth. (C) 2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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