Densification mechanisms in spark plasma sintering: Effect of particle size and pressure

Powder Technology

Volumn 221, Issue , 2012, Pages 220-227

  Diouf, S ^a   Molinari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Densification; Particle size; Spark plasma sintering

Indexed keywords

BULK DEFORMATION; DENSIFICATION MECHANISMS; INITIAL PRESSURE; LOCALIZED DEFORMATIONS; NECK GROWTH; PARTICLE REARRANGEMENT; PARTICLES SIZES; SINTERED DENSITY; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING (SPS); TENSILE DUCTILITY;

COPPER POWDER; DEFORMATION; DENSIFICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

COPPER;

ARTICLE; BULK DEFORMATION; DENSIFICATION; HEATING; LOCALIZED DEFORMATION; NECK GROWTH; PARTICLE REARRANGEMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POWDER; PRESSURE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE DUCTILITY;

EID: 84858616841     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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