Coarsening in sintering: Grain shape distribution, grain size distribution, and grain growth kinetics in solid-pore systems

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-305

  German, Randall M ^a  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

densification; grain growth; grain shape distribution; grain size distribution; Ostwald Ripening; pore growth; pore size; porosity; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC MOTION; COARSENING BEHAVIOR; COARSENING RATES; COMPOSITION DEPENDENCY; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; GRAIN BOUNDARY COVERAGE; GRAIN SHAPES; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN STRUCTURES; GRAIN-BOUNDARY MOBILITY; MASS TRANSPORT RATE; MELTING TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURE COARSENING; PORE GROWTH; PORE SYSTEM; POWDER COMPACTS; PROCESSING VARIABLES; SELF-SIMILAR;

COARSENING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROWTH KINETICS; LIQUID FILMS; OSTWALD RIPENING; PORE SIZE; SINTERING; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 78649419753     PISSN: 10408436     EISSN: 15476561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2010.525197     Document Type: Article

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