Sintering of Ceramics

Sintering of Ceramics provides the only comprehensive treatment of the theories and principles of sintering and their application to the production of advanced ceramics with the required target microstructure. Updated throughout, this Second Edition reflects the main developments in the field since publication of the first edition and offers readers a more practical approach to principles and methods of sintering. While emphasizing ceramics, the book is also useful for the sintering of metals and other materials because of its comprehensive treatment.• Features a new chapter on numerical simulation of sintering.• Adds a chapter on examples of sintering processes.• Includes new coverage on grain boundary complexions, flash sintering, and cold sintering.• Reviews sintering fundamentals as well as solid-state sintering, viscous sintering of amorphous materials, grain growth and microstructural evolution in solid-state materials, and liquid-phase sintering.• Covers special topics include sintering difficulties such as constrained sintering of composites, adherent thin films, and multilayers; solid solution additives and their role in microstructure control, morphological stability of continuous phases and thin films; and sintering with concurrent reaction or crystallization.• Explains practical methods for improving sintering techniques, the effects of process variables on sintering behavior, and applications of sintering to the development of advanced ceramics.Sintering of Ceramics provides an essential text for a senior undergraduate, introductory graduate, or continuing education course in sintering, as well as an ideal reference text for scientists and engineers involved in the research, development, and manufacture of ceramics or powder metallurgy products.The text features a Solutions Manual and figure slides for adopting professors.