Spark plasma sintering (SPS), also known as pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) or
field-assisted sintering technique (FAST), belongs to a class of powder metallurgy …

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 …

Silicon carbide (SiC) fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites continue to undergo
development for fusion applications worldwide because of inherent advantages of the …

Silicon carbide (SiC) has been widely concerned for its excellent overall mechanical and
physical properties, such as low density, good thermal-shock behavior, high temperature …

SiC ceramic and SiC-based composites are promising structural materials for nuclear
applications. This paper gives a viewpoint of the basic characterization and research …

Electricity is an efficient form of energy, and the growing interest in electricity-assisted
manufacturing is motivated by its inherent energy saving and reduced environmental impact …

Copper and its alloys have been in the service of humankind earlier than any other metal
throughout history. In the present review, all aspects of the SPS of copper and its alloys are …

A review on the joining of SiC is given in response to the interest surge on this material for a
number of applications. Because the engineering design for the majority of applications …

SiC ceramics were brazed by electric field-assisted sintering technology using
CoFeCrNiCuTi high-entropy alloy as joining filler. The effect on the interface microstructure …

In this paper, the “flash brazing” of SiC is successfully achieved using Ag-Cu-Ti alloy in air
for seconds at an ultra-low furnace temperature of 400° C. The interface temperature …