Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2017
Publication Title
MRS Communications
Volume
7
Issue
2
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
Pulsed electric current sintering offers rapid sintering of many materials compared with hot press sintering. Earlier studies had demonstrated that neither sparks nor plasma formation occur in a typical apparatus such as Dr. Sinter™. Hitchcock et al. showed that electromagnetic radio frequency (rf) emission occurred during the pulsing current and suggested this emission was a relevant augmentation to the hot press sintering in addition to the current flow in the specimen. In this report the importance of rf emission in the sintering process is demonstrated and opportunities to further exploit this approach to improve the sintering process are suggested.
Recommended Citation
Liu, Y., & Liebenberg, D. (2017). Electromagnetic radio frequency heating in the pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) process. MRS Communications, 7(2), 266-271. doi:10.1557/mrc.2017.35
Comments
This manuscript has been published in the journal MRS Communications. Please find the published version here (note that a subscription is necessary to access this version):
https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.35
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