Advances in Sintering Science and Technology - mic Transactions Volume 209

Preface. Acknowledgements. APPLICATION OF SINTERING IN EMERGING ENERGY APPLICATIONS: FUEL CELLS, SOLAR CELLS, HYDROGEN STORAGE. Sintering Behavior of Ce 0.9 Gd 0.1 O 1.95-delta in Reducing Atmosphere ( A. Kaiser, J. W. Phair, S. Foghmoes, S. Ramousse, Z. He ) Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Ti-Oxide/Chloride Catalyzed Na 2 LiAlH 6 ( Enrique Martinez-Franco, Thomas Klassen, Martin Dornheim, Ruediger Bormann, and David Jaramillo-Vigueras ). High Density Green Pellets of ZrN Fabricated by Particle Processing ( 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 ( S. Hayun, H. Dilman, M. P. Dariel, N. Frage, and S. Dub ). Modification of Mass Transport during Sintering Induced by Thermal Gradient ( Sebastien Saunier and Frangois Valdivieso ). FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF SINTERING. Effects of Crystallization and Vitrification on Sintering Properties of Bentonite Clay ( H. Camacho, CA. Martinez, P.E. Garcia, HJ. Ochoa, J.T. Elizalde, A. Garcia, A. Aguilar, M. Bocanegra, and C. Dominguez ). Dissolution of Alumina in Silicate Glasses and the Glass Formation Boundary ( 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 ( 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 ( R. Grupp, M. Nothe, B. Kieback, and J. Banhart ). Geopolymers Sintering by Optical Dilatometry (Elie Kamseu, Cristina Leonelli, and Dan S. Perera ). MODELING OF SINTERING AT MULTIPLE SCALES. Meso-Scale Monte Carlo Sintering Simulation with Anisotropie Grain Growth ( Gordon Brown, Richard Levine, Veena Tikare, and Eugene Olevsky ). Numerical Simulation of Densification and Shape Distortion of Porous Bodies in a Granular-Transmitting Medium ( Junkun Ma and Eugene A. Olevsky ). The Effect of a Substrate on the Microstructure of Particulate Films ( C.L. Martin and R. K. Bordia ). Modelling Constrained Sintering and Cracking ( Ruoyu Huang and Jingzhe Pan ). Atomistic Scale Study on Effect of Crystalline Misalignment on Densification during Sintering Nano Scale Tungsten Powder ( 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 ( Kazunari Shinagawa ). NOVEL SINTERING PROCESSES: FIELD-ASSISTED SINTERING TECHNIQUES. Finite Element Modelling of Microwave Sintering ( D. Bouvard, S. Charmond, and C.P. Carry ). Direct and Hybrid Microwave Sintering of Yttria-Doped Zirconia in a Single-Mode Cavity ( 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 ( Jaroslav Sedlacek, Monika Michalkova, Deniz Karaman, Dusan Galusek, and Michael Hoffmann ). The Electro-Discharge Compaction of Powder Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt-Diamond Composite Material ( Evgeny G. Grigoryev and Alexander V. Rosliakov ). Microwave Sintering Explored by X-Ray Microtomography ( Kotaro Ishizakl, Manjusha Battabyal, Yoko Yamada Pittini, Radu Nicula, and Sebastien Vaucher ). Pulse Plasma Sintering and Applications ( Andrzej Michalski and Marcin Rosinski ). Influence of Electric Fields during the Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST) ( Michaela Muller and Rolf Ciasen ). Sintering of Combustion Synthesized TiB2-Zr02 Composite Powders in Conventional and Microwave Furnaces ( Hayk Khachatryan, Alok Vats, Zachary Doorenbos, Suren Kharatyan, and Jan A. Puszynski ). Production and Characterization of WC-Co Cemented Carbides by Field Assisted Sintering ( Rafet Emre Ozudogru, Filiz Cinar Sahin, and Onuralp Yucel ). Microwave Rapid Debinding and Sintering of MIM/CIM Parts ( 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 ( L. Reig, V. Amigo, D. Busqueis, M.D. Salvador and J.A. Calero ). Effect of Sintering Temperature and Time on Microstructure and Properties of Zirconla Toughened Alumina (ZTA) ( M. M. Hasan and F. Islam ). Sintering Zirconia for Dental CAD/CAM Technology ( 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 ( Claude Carry, Emre Yalamag, and Sedat Akkurt ). Coupling between Sintering and Liquid Migration to Process Tungsten-Copper Functionally Graded Materials ( J.-J. Raharijaona, J.-M. Missiaen, and R. Mitteau ). Laser Sintering of Nanosized Alumina Powder for Scratch Resistant Transparent Coatings ( Christoph Rivinius and Rolf Ciasen ). Optimization of Density, Microstructure and Interface Region in a Co-Sintered (Steel/Cemented Carbide) Bi-Layered Material ( A. Thomazlc, C. Pascal, J.M. Chaix ). SINTERING OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS. MoSi 2 Formation Mechanisms during a Spark Plasma Synthesis from Mechanically Activated Powder Mixture ( F. Bernard, G. Cabouro, S. Le Gallet, S. Chevalier, E. Gaffet, and Yu Grin ). Spark Plasma Sintering of Nanocrystalline WC-12Co Cermets ( Victoria Bonache, Maria Dolores Salvador, Vicente Amigo, David Busqueis, and Alicia Castro ). Si 3 N 4 /SiC Materials Based on Preceramic Polymers and Ceramic Powder ( U. Degenhardt, G. Motz, W. Krenkel, F. Stegner, K. Berroth, W. Harrer, and R. Danzer ). Grain Growth during Sintering of Nanosized Particles ( Z. Zak Fang, Hongtao Wang, Xu Wang, and Vineet Kumar ). Atomic Investigation of Thermal Stability of Nanosized Ceria Particles on Metal Oxide Surfaces ( W. Jiang, M. Wong, A.R. Rammohan, Y. Jiang, and J.L. Williams ). Two-Step Sintering of Molybdenum Nanopowder ( 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 ( M. Michalkova, K. Ghillanyova, and D. Galusek ). SAXS Investigation of the Sintered Niobium Powder: Method of Stabilizing Porosity and Fractal Properties ( Leonid Skatkov ). Author Index.