Glossary

MSC (Master Sintering Curves); Master Sintering Curve

A semi-empirical approach used to describe sintering kinetics based on densification data measured under different thermal cycles.

HIP (hot isostatic pressing); Hot isostatic pressing

A material consolidation process that combines high temperature and high isostatic pressure, typically applied using an inert gas.

SPS (flash sintering); Spark Plasma Sintering

Not to be confused with flash sintering.

A rapid powder sintering method similar to hot pressing that relies on the simultaneous application of uniaxial pressure in a pressing die (typically made of carbon) and a pulsed electric current passing through the sample and the die to heat the assembly via the Joule effect.

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