Sintering of Ceramics

Learn sintering fundamentals at your own pace, or
host multi-person training sessions at your facility.

Taught by Dr. Mohamed N. Rahaman, the course covers sintering basics; diffusion and defect chemistry; solid-state, viscous and liquid-phase sintering; microstructure development and control; and much more. Approximately 11 hours of instruction.

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List: $780         ACerS Member:  $650 Order online today!

Engineers and scientists in industry, national laboratories, and academia involved in the research, development, and production of ceramics, as well as professionals interested in continuing their education will benefit from this course.

The course follows the key topics in the text book, Sintering of Ceramics, by M. N. Rahaman, CRC Press and will be supplemented by detailed ‘case studies’ of the sintering of specific ceramics and systems.

DISC 1 (2 hours 14 minutes) Introductory Review of Sintering sintering fundamentals a) Thermodynamic driving force b) Diffusion and defect chemistry c) Chemical potentialDISC 2 (2 hours 8 minutes) Solid State & Viscous Sintering a) Mechanisms of sintering b) Sintering models c) Predictions & deficienciesGrain growth & microstructure control a) Grain growth basics b) Models and theories of grain growthDISC 3 (2 hours 7 minutes) Grain Growth & Microstructure Control c) Grain growth control d) Grain growth in porous compacts e) Simultaneous densification & grain growthLiquid Phase Sintering a) Role of liquid phase b) Kinetic & thermodynamic factors

DISC 4 (2 hours 8 minutes) Liquid Phase Sintering (cont) c) Mechanisms of liquid phase sintering d) Use of phase diagrams and activated sinteringSintering Practice & Special Techniques a) Furnaces b) Particle size and particle packing c) Heating schedule and size of articleDISC 5 (2 hours 25 minutes) Sintering & Special Techniques a) Sintering atmosphere b) Microwave sintering c) Field-assisted sintering d) Pressure-assisted sinteringCase Studies a) Constrained sintering b) Reactive sintering/hot pressing c) Sintering and crystallization of glass d) Development of textured microstructuresDISC 6 (46 minutes) Examples of Sintering Procedures Conclusion

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Attendees will develop sufficient background in the principles and practice of sintering to be able to (i) do sintering to achieve specified target microstructures, (ii) understand the difficulties encountered in practical sintering, and (iii) take practical steps to rectify the problems encountered in producing required target microstructures.