Sintering of two particles by surface and grain boundary diffusion - A three-dimensional model and a numerical study

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-104

  Zhang, Wen ^a   Gladwell, Ian ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001824508     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0256(98)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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