Master sintering curve of W-Mo-Cu alloy prepared by electric field sintering
Abstract The master sintering curve (MSC) was developed for the densification description and prediction of W-Mo-Cu alloy sintered by lager current electric field sintering. W-Mo-Cu compacts were sintered at the temperature of 975°C, pressure of 30MPa, and heating rate of 25,75,125°C/s, respectively. The MSC of W-Mo-Cu alloy was successfully constructed with the calculated value Q = 110kJ/mol and experimental data (such as shrinkage data and sintering time and temperature) of the compact. The shrinkage response and the densification process of the compact were studied with the MSC. What's more, the densification of the alloy was verified and predicted by the MSC. The results show that the MSC is a promising strategy for predicting the densification evolution of ternary alloy during sintering.