Sintering

Interest in sintering, the process of bonding particles into solid material through heating, has surged over the last ten years. Much of that renewed attention comes from work on keeping nanoparticles and nanostructures stable and from efforts to produce bulk materials with controlled nanoscale grains.

The volume reviews current experimental and theoretical work on sintering aided by external methods, sintering at the nanoscale, and grain growth. It covers material systems from powder metallurgy to ceramics and composites, and examines both conventional and newer approaches to sintering and grain growth in nanopowders and nanostructures. It is intended for students and for practitioners who work on sintering at the nanoscale.