Electrical characteristics of flash sintering: thermal runaway of Joule heating

Flash sintering occurs when an electric field is applied to a heated ceramic powder compact. At a critical combination of field and temperature, a power surge occurs (the "flash event") and sintering takes place in a few seconds. This paper investigates the possibility that this surge occu...

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Main Authors: Todd, R, Zapata-Solvas, E, Bonilla, R, Sneddon, T, Wilshaw, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015