Theoretical concepts of sintering were originally based upon ideas of the discrete nature of
particulate media. However, the actual sintering kinetics of particulate bodies are …

Sintering of ice is driven by the thermodynamic requirement to decrease surface energy. The
structural morphology of ice in nature has many forms—from snowflakes to glaciers. These …

As we learn more about the physics, chemistry and engineering of materials at the
nanoscale, we find that the development of a complete understanding is not (in general) …

The paper presents a molecular dynamics study on the interactions between nanoparticles
at elevated temperatures. The emphasis is on the comparison between the molecular …

Densification of powders by initial stage sintering has been investigated through computer
simulations. In the simulations, every particle center is represented by a node and every …

Microelectronic circuits often fail because cracks and voids cause open circuits in their
interconnects. Many of the mechanisms of failure are believed to be associated with …

In this paper the numerical scheme developed by Pan and Cocks (Acta metall. 43, 1395–
1406, 1995) is used to simulate the co-sintering process of two spherical particles of different …

Coarsening during sintering results from surface motion, while grain growth results from
grain boundary motion. The sintering of two spherical particles of different sizes, and …

Different materials transport mechanisms lead to distinctly different morphological evolution
during the sintering of ceramic particles. These behaviors are analyzed using meso-scale …

Three‐dimensional numerical simulation of sintering was performed to illustrate the interplay
between shapes and forces in particle scale. Elementary rules for topological transition of …