Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is an advanced pressure-assisted sintering technology that
combines the application of uniaxial pressure with rapid current-induced heating. The so …

Ceramic matrix materials have attracted great attention from researchers and industry due to
their material properties. When used in engineering systems, and especially in aero-engine …

A new ceramic sintering approach employing plastic deformation as the dominant
mechanism is proposed, at low temperature close to the onset point of grain growth and …

The application of ceramics in composite armour requires the investigation on the failure
and fracture mechanisms of the ceramics under dynamic loading. In this study, the split …

Micron-sized boron carbide (B 4 C) powders were subjected to spark plasma sintering (SPS)
under temperature ranging from 1700° C to 2100° C for a soaking time of 5, 10 and 20 min …

Fully dense boron carbide discs were achieved by spark plasma sintering boron carbide
powders with 10 wt% silicon. The silicon did not diffuse into boron carbide grains to produce …

Nuclear fuel undergoes a significant restructuration during its lifetime in the nuclear reactor.
Especially at the rim of the pellet, large UO 2 grains disintegrate into a nanosized material. In …

The mechanisms of fracture in polycrystalline alumina were investigated at the grain level
using both the micromechanical tests and finite element (FE) model. First, the bending …

Accurate characterisation of dynamic behaviour of ceramics requires the reliable split-
Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) technique and the condition of uniaxial homogeneous …

The in situ synthesis/consolidation of B4C–TaB2 eutectic composites by spark plasma
sintering (SPS) is reported. Samples for the evaluation of bending strength were cut from …