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Sintering of Ceramics - MATS2263
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Materials Science and Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduction to sintering: definitions of sintering, brief history of sintering, driving forces of sintering, mass transport mechanisms, and atomic mobility. Solid-state sintering: mass transport mechanisms, stages of sintering, microstructure and processing considerations. Liquid-phase sintering: thermodynamic and microstructural considerations, liquid-phase sintering models. Reactive sintering processes: reactive sintering, reaction bonding, and transient-liquid phase sintering and reactive hot compaction. Pressure-assisted sintering: effect of pressure in sintering, deformation mechanisms, densification maps, and pressure-assisted sintering processes. Secondary phenomena: phase transformation, chemical reactions, and firing shrinkage and warpage. Introduction to sintering technology.

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