Flash sintering is a novel densification technology for ceramics, which allows a dramatic
reduction of processing time and temperature. It represents a promising sintering route to …

Despite sintering has a history even longer than human civilization (its discovery dates back
at least to 25,000 years ago), in the past decade, new exciting challenges have emerged in …

The broad and far-reaching (beyond sintering) implications of flash processes are critically
assessed. Different mass transport-based flash-like technologies are currently emerging …

Uranium dioxide (UO 2) composites with uranium diboride (UB 2) and uranium tetraboride
(UB 4) have been proposed as advanced fuel candidates due to their high thermal …

Flash sintering represents an innovative electric field-assisted sintering technology which
allows a drastic reduction of the consolidation time and temperature of many ceramics. It is …

Uranium dioxide (UO 2) pellets with controlled microstructures were densified up to 93.4% of
their theoretical density in less than 25 minutes at a furnace temperature of 873 K, utilizing …

Abstract Characterization methods capable of providing critical information across multiple
structural length scales are essential in materials exposed to the extreme environments such …

Abstract β-tricalcium phosphate is a bioceramic with unique osteoinductive and
osteoconductive properties. Its processing is limited by the undesired β→ α phase transition …

Cerium dioxide (CeO 2) was densified by conventional and field assisted sintering
techniques in order to examine the effect of a range of sintering parameters on the resultant …

Flash sintering (FS) has been shown to enhance the sintering kinetics in UO 2. Using a
bespoke AC-FS furnace, high density UO 2 pellets,> 95% theoretical density (TD) have been …