Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. - 266 р.
When thermal energy is applied to a powder compact, the compact is densified and the average grain size increases. The basic phenomena occurring during this process, called sintering, are densification and grain growth. To understand sintering and utilize it in materials processing, we first need to understand the fundamentals of the thermodynamics and kinetics of the two basic phenomena. In Part I, the process of sintering is briefly described and the related thermodynamics presented. The polycrystalline microstructure obtained after sintering
is also characterized. The kinetics which determines the development of microstructure during sintering is the main content of this book and will be described extensively in Parts II to VI.
When thermal energy is applied to a powder compact, the compact is densified and the average grain size increases. The basic phenomena occurring during this process, called sintering, are densification and grain growth. To understand sintering and utilize it in materials processing, we first need to understand the fundamentals of the thermodynamics and kinetics of the two basic phenomena. In Part I, the process of sintering is briefly described and the related thermodynamics presented. The polycrystalline microstructure obtained after sintering
is also characterized. The kinetics which determines the development of microstructure during sintering is the main content of this book and will be described extensively in Parts II to VI.