Abstract Image analysis is used to study the effect of sintering atmosphere and sintering times on the pores morphology of Astaloy CrM. The pores morphology was described by means of some parameters, Circular Diameter (DC)- which shows the diameter of equivalent circle for comparing the pore size, FElongation and FShape- which have different geometrical meanings. The results have been interpret...

Scale up of microwave sintering for high temperature stable non-oxide ceramics, such as SiC, Si3N4, and dispersion ceramics, like SiC-MoSi2 is still difficult, mainly because of lack of an affordable equipment. For air atmosphere sintering different furnaces were developed, like e.g., gas-microwave hybrid heated tunnel kilns [1] or microwave sintering using an adiabatic casket in tunnel kilns [...

the fabrication of complex-shaped parts out of (wt %) co-28cr-6mo alloy by three-dimensional printing (3dp) was studied using two grades of the alloy with average particle sizes of 20 and 75 μm. to produce sound specimens, 3dp processing parameters were tuned. the sintering behavior of the powders was characterized by the dilatometric analysis. batch sintering in argon atmosphere at 1280 °c for...

Until 2000 almost all research in the microwave sintering area was confined to non-metallic materials. However, after the first report by Penn State in 1999 on full sintering of steel powders in microwave, now in the last few years there has been increasing interest in applying microwave energy for processing of variety of metallic materials. The present study is an extension of this work and r...

10 Abstract CexZr1-xO2 (x = 0.10, 0.16 and 0.33) nano11 crystalline powders were obtained by a two-step synthesis 12 technique and sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS). As 13 consequence of the reduction of Ce to Ce species by 14 carbon in the graphite environment in SPS, phase assem15 blies including tetragonal, monoclinic and pyrochlore 16 phases were generated in the ceramics during the ...

The 316L stainless steel has been widely used in both artificial knee and hip joints in biomedical applications. The average lifetime of artificial hip joints is about 10 years due to aseptic loosening of the femoral stem attributed to polymeric wear debris; however, there is a steadily increasing demand from younger osteoarthritis patients aged between 15 and 40 years for a longer lasting join...

The effects of sintering profiles on the densification behaviour of synthesized nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) powder were investigated in terms of phase stability and mechanical properties. A wet chemical precipitation method was successfully employed to synthesize a high purity and single phase HA powder. Green HA compacts were prepared and subjected to sintering in air atmosphere over a...

Clathrate hydrates have recently received attention as novel storage and transportation materials for natural gases or hydrogen. These hydrates are treated as powders or particles, and moderate storage temperatures (around 253 K) are set for economic reasons. Thus, it is necessary to consider the sintering of hydrate particles for their easy handling because the hydrates have a framework simila...

In this research, infiltration behavior of W-Ag composite compacts with Nickel and Cobalt as additives has been investigated. Nickel and Cobalt were added to Tungsten powder by two distinct methods: mixing elementally and reduction of salt solution. The coated Tungsten powders were compacted under controlled pressures to make porous skeleton with 32-37 vol. % porosity. Infiltration process was ...