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Sintering and Densification of Transparent Ceramics

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Transparent Ceramics

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There are various sintering techniques that can be used to fabricate transparent ceramics. Conventional sintering techniques include vacuum sintering, hot pressing (HP), and hot isostatic pressing (HIP), while spark plasma sintering (SPS) is more popular than microwave sintering in the new sintering technique category. Every method has its own advantages and disadvantages. Different methods can be combined to offer higher sintering efficiency. The selection of sintering technique is also dependent on materials.

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Kong, L.B. et al. (2015). Sintering and Densification of Transparent Ceramics. In: Transparent Ceramics. Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18956-7_7

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