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Liquidlike sintering behavior of nanometric Fe and Cu powders: Experimental approach

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Nanometric Fe and Cu powders were sintered in vacuum, He, and H2 atmospheres after uniaxial cold pressing. The shrinkage behavior of samples was studied using three different dilatometric techniques: constant heating rate, isothermal annealing, and the Dorn method. Density greater than 90 pct was obtained at sintering temperatures of 900 °C. In nanometric powders, densification and grain coarsening occurred in a narrow temperature interval. Despite the low oxide content in the starting powders (1.5 to 4 wt pct), the reducing atmosphere plays a relevant role in the sintering process. The self-diffusion activation energies obtained for nanometric Fe were 116 and 60 kJ/mole in vacuum and H2, and those obtained for nanometric Cu were 70 and 43 kJ/mole in He and H2. According to the present results, the activation energies obtained from both nanometric powders in H2 could be associated with those for self-diffusion in liquid Fe (65 kJ/mole) and Cu (41 kJ/mole).

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  1. the Instituto de Metalurgia UASLP, 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico

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  2. the Centre d’Etudes de Chimie Métallurgique, CNRS, F94407, Vitry Sur Seine, France

    Y. Champion (Research Associate) & J. Bigot (Associate Professor)

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Dominguez, O., Champion, Y. & Bigot, J. Liquidlike sintering behavior of nanometric Fe and Cu powders: Experimental approach. Metall Mater Trans A 29, 2941–2949 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-998-0201-3

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