Transparent ytterbium-doped yttria ceramics, 2 at.% Yb:Y2O3, were fabricated by hot uniaxial pressing in vacuum at 1550 °C/50 MPa followed a two-stage Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIPing) 1200–1400 °C/100 MPa, using nanopowders obtained self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (with lithium fluoride serving as sintering aid). The addition of LiF during the powder markedly changed morphology powde...

In this study, Ti-5Al-2.5Fe alloy was prepared by powder metallurgy. The elemental titanium, aluminum, and iron powders were mechanically alloyed for 10 h in a vacuum atmosphere. A stainless steel jar and stainless steel balls were used for mechanical alloying. The alloyed powders were then sintered by vacuum hot pressing at 950 °C for a soaking time of 30 minutes. Pure titanium was also sinter...

Abstract A CuCoBe–diamond composite was used to reinforce a laser textured 410 stainless steel piston ring by hot-pressing. Different hot-pressing parameters were optimize the sintering process of CuCoBe particles ( P = 25 and 50 MPa, T 820 980 °C, t 15 30 min). The results showed an increase in hardness hot-pressed samples (50.5% 48.5% for respectively). Three textures with different track wid...