Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an attractive rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) technology as well as two-component metal powder has high melting pointer, high mechanical properties and high wear resistance. Hence, it’s meaningful to analyze its temperature field distribution and dynamical evolution rule in sintering process. A three-dimensional transient finite element model of SLS...

The microwave sintered zirconia ceramics with 0, 1, 3, and 5 wt% TiO2 addition at a low sintering temperature of 1300°C and a short holding time of 1 hour were investigated. Effect of contents of TiO2 addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of microwave sintered zirconia bioceramics was reported. In the sintered samples, the main phase is monoclinic zirconia (m-ZrO2) phase and mino...

Nanoinks are currently a topic of heightened interest with respect to low temperature bonding processes and printable electronics. We have developed an innovative polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-stabilized Ag nanoplate ink amenable to very strong low temperature packaging, and investigated the relationship between bonding strength and electrical conductivity post-bonding. PVP shell plastic deformati...

The aim of this study is to fabricate high strength calcium phosphate/ yttrium artially stabilised zirconia (Y-PSZ) composites using a simple powder pressing technique. Various compositions of hydroxyapatite and zirconia powder, ranging from 10 to 90 wt% Y-PSZ, were prepared using a wet mixing process. Ten compacts (13.5mm×3mm) were made for each composition, pressed and fired in air at sinte...

The effect of sintering process parameters on the properties of 3 mol% yttria partially stability zirconia (3Y-PSZ) ceramics has been investigated. The relative density of the sintered pellet rapidly increases from 70.5 to 93.6 % with rose temperature from 1473 to 1573 K. In addition, the relative density only slightly increases from 94.9 to 96.6 %, when rose sintered temperature from 1573 to 1...

In this paper the feasibility of fabricating controlled porous skeleton of pure tungsten at low temperature by addition of submicron particles to tungsten powder (surface activated sintering) has been studied and the best parameters for subsequent infiltration of Cu were acquired. The effects of addition of submicron particles and sintering temperature on porous as well as infiltrated samples w...

[1] Sintering and densification are ubiquitous processes influencing the emplacement of both effusive and explosive products of volcanic eruptions. Here we sinter ash-size fragments of a synthetic National Institute of Standards and Technology viscosity standard glass at temperatures at which the resultant melt has a viscosity of ∼108-109 Pa.s at 1bar to assess sintering dynamics under near-sur...

Carbon nanofiber growth on palladium particles from ethylene–oxygen mixtures was investigated with respect to thermal history. Electron microscopy, combined with focused ion beam cross-sectioning show particles sinter quickly, but can be stabilized by the addition of a short carbon deposition step at a temperature below the general reaction temperature. This step generates a thin layer of carbo...

The thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3 nanowire/graphene composites prepared at different sintering temperatures have been investigated. The as-synthesized ultrathin Bi2Te3 nanowires are uniformly distributed between the graphene layers, leading to the formation of Bi2Te3 nanowire/graphene layer-by-layer hybrid structures. The electrical conductivity of the as-sintered composites increases dra...