Spark plasma sintering of materials : advances in processing and applications /: advances in processing and applications. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Pasquale Cavaliere.
• Editors: Cavaliere, Pasquale
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: Process Fundamentals; Spark Plasma Sintering: Process Fundamentals; 1 Introduction; 2 SPS Components; 2.1 Furnace Cum Pressing Chamber; 2.2 Power Supply for Furnace; 2.3 Vacuum Pumping System; 2.4 Pressing System; 2.5 Water Circulation System; 2.6 Gas Inlet System; 2.7 Control and Instrumentation; 2.8 Temperature Measurement Tools; 2.9 Mould Sets; 3 SPS Mechanisms; 4 Influence of Direct Current; 5 Advantages and Disadvantages of SPS; 6 Conclusions; References Fundamentals of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS): An Ideal Processing Technique for Fabrication of Metal Matrix Nanocomposites1 Introduction; 2 An Overview of the SPS Technique; 2.1 Principles and Mechanism of the SPS Process; 2.1.1 Plasma Generation; 2.1.2 Joule Heating; 2.1.3 Pulsed Current; 2.1.4 Mechanical Pressure; 2.1.5 The Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) Machine; 3 Sintering Techniques: Past, Present and Future of SPS; 3.1 Origin of Spark Plasma Sintering; 3.2 Industrial Production Requirements; 4 SPS of Different Types of Materials; 4.1 SPS of Monolithic Metals 4.2 SPS of Intermetallics and Alloys4.3 SPS of Metal Matrix Nanocomposites (MMNCs); 4.3.1 Al Nanocomposites; 4.3.2 Cu Nanocomposites; 4.3.3 Fe Nanocomposites; 4.4 SPS of Other Nanocomposites; 5 General Issues of Nanostructure Materials; 6 Sintering and Grain Growth of Nanostructure Powders; 7 Strengthening Mechanisms in Nanocomposites; 8 Sintering, Consolidation, Reaction and Crystal Growth by SPS; 9 Densification Mechanisms During SPS of Nanocomposites; 10 SPS Techniques: Prospects and Limitations; 10.1 Sample Size; 10.2 Thermal and Athermal Aspects; 10.3 The Role of Electric Field 11 Effect of Various Nanofillers on Microstructural Behaviour and Strengthening Mechanism of Al-Based Nanocomposites12 The Future of SPS; 13 Conclusions; References; The Effect of Current Pathways on Spark Plasma Sintering; 1 Introduction; 2 Tooling Designs; 3 Die Materials; 4 Powder Manipulation; 5 Current Waveforms; 6 Conclusions; References; Sintering Mechanisms of Metals Under Electric Currents; 1 Introduction; 2 Effects of Electric Currents in Metallic Systems; 2.1 Electric Effects on Mass Transport and Reactivity; 2.2 Electric Effects on Plasticity and on Other Metallurgical Mechanisms 2.3 Conclusions3 Micromechanical Models of Densification Under Pressure; 4 Densification by SPS: Cycles and Kinetics; 4.1 Typical SPS Conditions; 4.2 Densification Curves of Ductile and Brittle Metallic Systems; 4.3 Determination of Densification Curve from Bulk Constitutive Relations; 4.4 Effect of Current on Densification Rate; 4.5 Conclusions; 5 SPS Microscopic Mechanisms; 5.1 Local Overheating Generated by Arcs, Plasma, and Dielectric Breakdown; 5.2 Local Overheating Generated by Strong Current Densities at the Necks; 5.3 Activation of Electroplasticity and Electromigration
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 671.3/73; Sintering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030053277
• Related ISBNs: 303005327X; 9783030053260
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 21, 2019).
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