Field‐assisted sintering technology/Spark plasma sintering is a low voltage, direct current
(DC) pulsed current activated, pressure‐assisted sintering, and synthesis technique, which …

ABSTRACTs The need for fully dense material with well-engineered microstructures has led
to the promising emergence of innovative sintering technologies among which the Spark …

A gas atomised AZ91 powder has been consolidated by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) at
different temperatures in the range of 310° C–500° C. The influence of the sintering …

Despite the importance of temperature distribution in spark plasma sintering of metallic
glasses, its quantification has been experimentally laborious. This work proposes an …

In this work, a two-step spark plasma sintering process for amorphous alloys was proposed.
Densification mechanisms and the effects of the pretreatment process on the microstructure …

In order to precise the role of the electric current involved in the spark plasma sintering
(SPS) technique on the microscopic mechanisms occurring at the necks between TiAl …

Titanium aluminides (TiAl) have the potential of substituting nickel-based superalloys
(NBSAs) in the aerospace industries owing to their lightweight, good mechanical and …

This work deals with the densification of TNM alloys by spark plasma sintering. Pre-alloyed
powders with composition Ti–43.9 Al–4Nb–0.95 Mo–0.1 B (at.%) were sintered between …

Aluminum-based metal matrix composite (MMC) materials containing SiC, AlN, Si 3 N 4 or
BN were processed by spark plasma sintering (SPS). Ceramic powder type, size and …

Titanium aluminides (TiAl) are prominent advanced materials for aerospace and automobile
industries owing to their great engineering properties conferred by ordered structures and …