Extreme heating and cooling rates, approaching 10 4° C min− 1 represent a paradigm shift
in materials manufacturing. In the past two decades, new techniques like Ultrafast High …

The production of advanced functional ceramics from dry raw powders through the solid-
state reaction method is a highly industrially relevant process used by numerous …

Abstract Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS) is a novel sintering process enabling
extremely high heating rates by direct contact of sample to electrically heated thin carbon …

Recently, high-entropy carbides have attracted great attention due to their remarkable
component complexity and excellent properties. However, the high melting points and low …

In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) of ceramics has significantly advanced in terms
of the range of equipment available, printing resolution and productivity. Most techniques …

Single-phase high entropy fluorite (Ce 0.2 Zr 0.2 Y 0.2 Gd 0.2 La 0.2 O 2− δ) samples were
synthesized by co-precipitation and consolidated by ultrafast high-temperature sintering …

Despite the well-recognized advantages of Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS)
based on the application of a graphite felt/paper heater, the technology, however, remains …

Novel sintering methods have emerged in the recent past years, which have raised great
interest in the scientific community. Relying on electric field effects, high heating rates, the …

Flash sintering involves very rapid densification of ceramic powder compacts during a
thermal runaway induced by an applied voltage and current. The mechanisms of fast …

Temperature measurement upon ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) is a crucial task.
Herein, we provide some arguments posing concerns about the use of metal-shielded …