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Ultrafast-Contactless Flash Sintering using Plasma Electrodes.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a novel derivative of flash sintering, in which contactless flash sintering (CFS) is achieved using plasma electrodes. In this setup, electrical contact with the sample to be sintered is made by two arc plasma electrodes, one on either side, allowing current to pass through the sample. This opens up the possibility of continuous throughput flash sintering. Preheating, a usual precondition for flash sintering, is provided by the arc electrodes which heat the sample to 1400?°C. The best results were produced with pre-compacted samples (bars 1.8?mm thick) of pure B4C (discharge time 2s, current 4A) and SiC:B4C 50?wt% (3s at 6A), which were fully consolidated under a heating rate approaching 20000?°C/min. For the composite a cylindrical volume of 14?mm(3) was sintered to full density with limited grain growth.

SUBMITTER: Saunders T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4897693 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

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Ultrafast-Contactless Flash Sintering using Plasma Electrodes.

Saunders Theo T Grasso Salvatore S Reece Michael J MJ

Scientific reports 20160608

This paper presents a novel derivative of flash sintering, in which contactless flash sintering (CFS) is achieved using plasma electrodes. In this setup, electrical contact with the sample to be sintered is made by two arc plasma electrodes, one on either side, allowing current to pass through the sample. This opens up the possibility of continuous throughput flash sintering. Preheating, a usual precondition for flash sintering, is provided by the arc electrodes which heat the sample to 1400 °C. ...[more]

PMID: 27273255

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