Transport mechanisms and densification during sintering: I. Viscous flow versus vacancy diffusion

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3799-3809

  Djohari, Hadrian ^a   Martínez Herrera, Jorge I ^a   Derby, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Materials processing; Mathematical modelling; Microstructure; Powder technology; Sintering; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PARTICLE; COUPLED EQUATION; CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; FLOW MECHANISMS; INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA; LATE STAGE; MATERIALS PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MESOSCALE; MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; NECK GROWTH; PARTICLE MODEL; POWDER COMPACTS; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; SINTERING BEHAVIORS; SURFACE VACANCIES; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; TRANSPORT PROCESSES; VACANCY DIFFUSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POWDERS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINTERING; SURFACE DIFFUSION; VACANCIES; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 67650735271     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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