Achieving room temperature plasticity in brittle ceramics through elevated temperature preloading

C Shen, J Li, T Niu, J Cho, Z Shang, Y Zhang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Ceramic materials with high strength and chemical inertness are widely used as
engineering materials. However, the brittle nature limits their applications as fracture occurs …

In-situ high-temperature micromechanical behavior of flash-sintered strontium titanate

J Cho, XL Phuah, J Li, B Yang, C Shen… - Journal of the European …, 2024 - Elsevier
Strontium titanate (SrTiO 3) is a versatile material with various applications but
understanding its mechanical properties, especially in polycrystalline form prepared via field …

Effect of limited current on ultrarapid densification and giant dielectric properties of flash sintering (La, Ta) co-doped TiO2 ceramics

Z Yang, X Wang, L Zhang, H Li, H Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
Flash sintering is considered a promising energy-saving and efficient technology for
preparing high-temperature ceramics. The effects of limited current on flash sintering …

Effects of current density and holding time on the densification and microstructure of flash-sintered MgAl2O4 ceramic discs

S Yang, N Han, Y Dai, X Fu, P Wei, L Fan - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of the current density and holding time on the densification and microstructure of
flash-sintered (FS-ed) magnesium aluminate (MgAl 2 O 4) ceramic discs were investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Flash sintering can induce an anisotropic microstructure in ceramics. A phase field modeling insight

JA Bejarano-Palma, BM Moshtaghioun, FL Cumbrera… - Scripta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Field-assisted sintering techniques are at the forefront of advanced energy-saving
procedures to create fully dense ceramic materials. At present, there is an extraordinary …

Effects of limiting current density and current step rate on microstructure and hardness of flash sintered MgAl2O4 ceramics

N Han, S Yang, S Chen, Z Wang, M Yang, L Fan… - Journal of the European …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of limiting current density and current step rate on the
microstructure and hardness of current-step flash-sintered (CS-FS) disc-shaped MgAl 2 O 4 …

Flash sintering of AlN ceramics with Y2O3 additive

U Kim, N Hassan, K Raju, SG Kim, M Kim, J Lee… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the fabrication of dense AlN-based ceramics through the flash
sintering technique for the first time. Flash sintering was performed at a furnace temperature …

Microstructure and hardness of two-step reverse-polarity flash sintered high-purity Al2O3 ceramics

S Yang, Y Dai, N Han, Z Wang, S Chen, Y Wang… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, high-purity alumina ceramics were prepared by using two-step reverse polarity
flash sintering (PR-FS). The effects of the time distribution between the first flash and the …

In situ studies on temperature‐dependent deformation mechanisms of Al2O3 prepared by spark plasma sintering

C Shen, T Niu, J Cho, T Sun, A Shang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alumina (α‐Al2O3) is one of the most versatile engineering ceramics, and its
mechanical properties have been extensively studied. However, the micromechanical …

Flash sintering of ZnO ceramics with combined power supplies at room temperature

L Niu, X Han, Y Zhou, H Wang, X Zhang, J Li - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
A flash sintering method at room temperature based on combined power supplies is
proposed in this paper. Flash sintering is performed in two steps. First, a high voltage is used …