Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) for Nanostructured Smart Materials

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Taya
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of ultra fine WC-6wt.%Co by Spark Plasma Sintering Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (01) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Kuk Park ◽  
Seung-Min Lee ◽  
Hee-Jun Youn ◽  
Ki-Sang Bang ◽  
Ik-Hyun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Thermal Characteristic Simulation of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) Process for Fabrication of Ruthenium Target Material

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-251
Author(s):  
Ik-Hyun Oh ◽  
Hyo-Eun Nam ◽  
Hyun-Kuk Park ◽  
Jun-Ho Jang ◽  
Kyu-Zong Cho
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermal Characteristic ◽  
Target Material ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Effect of spark plasma sintering temperature on structure and phase composition of Ti-Al-Nb-based alloys

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1033-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherzod Kurbanbekov ◽  
Mazhyn Skakov ◽  
Viktor Baklanov ◽  
Batyrzhan Karakozov
Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Fabrication of TiB2/TiC Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 961-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Qiang MA ◽  
Ying-Hu JI ◽  
Lian-Jun WANG
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Composite of Medium Entropy Alloys Synthesized Using Spark Plasma Sintering

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niraj Chawake ◽  
Lavanya Raman ◽  
Parthiban Ramasamy ◽  
Pradipta Ghosh ◽  
Floarian Spieckermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Spark Plasma Sintering of Hybrid Nanocomposites of Hydroxyapatite Reinforced with CNTs and SS316L for Biomedical Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-583
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif Hussain ◽  
Adnan Maqbool ◽  
Abbas Saeed Hakeem ◽  
Fazal Ahmad Khalid ◽  
Muhammad Asif Rafiq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Hybrid Nanocomposites ◽  
Homogeneous Distribution ◽  
Sintering Behavior ◽  
Stainless Steel 316L ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Background: The development of new bioimplants with enhanced mechanical and biomedical properties have great impetus for researchers in the field of biomaterials. Metallic materials such as stainless steel 316L (SS316L), applied for bioimplants are compatible to the human osteoblast cells and bear good toughness. However, they suffer by corrosion and their elastic moduli are very high than the application where they need to be used. On the other hand, ceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HAP), is biocompatible as well as bioactive material and helps in bone grafting during the course of bone recovery, it has the inherent brittle nature and low fracture toughness. Therefore, to overcome these issues, a hybrid combination of HAP, SS316L and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been synthesized and characterized in the present investigation. Methods: CNTs were acid treated to functionalize their surface and cleaned prior their addition to the composites. The mixing of nano-hydroxyapatite (HAPn), SS316L and CNTs was carried out by nitrogen gas purging followed by the ball milling to insure the homogeneous mixing of the powders. In three compositions, monolithic HAPn, nanocomposites of CNTs reinforced HAPn, and hybrid nanocomposites of CNTs and SS316L reinforced HAPn has been fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. Results: SEM analysis of SPS samples showed enhanced sintering of HAP-CNT nanocomposites, which also showed significant sintering behavior when combined with SS316L. Good densification was achieved in the nanocomposites. No phase change was observed for HAP at relatively higher sintering temperatures (1100°C) of SPS and tricalcium phosphate phase was not detected by XRD analysis. This represents the characteristic advantage with enhanced sintering behavior by SPS technique. Fracture toughness was found to increase with the addition of CNTs and SS316L in HAPn, while hardness initially enhanced with the addition of nonreinforcement (CNTs) in HAPn and then decrease for HAPn-CNT-SS316L hybrid nanocomposites due to presence of SS316L. Conclusion: A homogeneous distribution of CNTs and SPS technique resulted in the improved mechanical properties for HAPn-CNT-SS316L hybrid nanocomposites than other composites and suggested their application as bioimplant materials.

Spark Plasma Sintering: A Brief Survey of Recent Patents

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared Williams ◽  
Dale Hitchcock ◽  
Jian He
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Nanoscale Analysis on Spark Plasma Sintered Fly-Ash Bricks and their Comparative Study with SiN-Zr Refractory Bricks

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
D.K. Sahoo ◽  
M.S.V.R. Kishor ◽  
D.P. Sahoo ◽  
S. Sarkar ◽  
A. Behera
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Maximum Hardness ◽  
Refractory Brick ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Refractory Bricks ◽  
Sintered Product

Background: Industries such as thermal power plants use coal as a source of energy and release the combustion products into the environment. The generation of these wastes is inevitable and thus needed to be reused. In India, coals with high ash content usually between 25 to 45% are used. The refractory bricks that were used earlier in steel industries were mainly based on silica, magnesia, chrome, graphite. In modern days, several other materials were introduced for the manufacturing of refractory bricks such as mullite, chrome-magnesite, zircon, fused cast, and corundum. The materials selection for refractory brick manufacturing depends on various factors such as the type of furnace and working conditions. Objectives: The current work aims to focus on the fly-ash subjected to spark plasma sintering process with a maximum temperature of 1500 °C and pressure 60 MPa for 15 minutes and to characterize to observe the properties with respect to their microstructure. Methods: Fly-ash collected from Rourkela Steel Plant was sintered using spark plasma sintering machine at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The powder placed in a die was subjected to a heating rate of 600-630 K/min, up to a maximum temperature of 1500˚C. The process took 15 minutes to complete. During the process, the pressure applied was ranging between 50 to 60 Mpa. 5-10 Volts DC supply was given to the machine with a pulse frequency of 30-40 KHz. The sintered product was then hammered out of the die and the small pieces of the sintered product were polished for better characterization. The bricks collected from Hindalco Industries were also hammered into pieces and polished for characterization and comparison. Results: The particles of fly-ash as observed in SEM analysis were spherical in shape with few irregularly shaped particles. The sintered fly-ash sample revealed grey and white coloured patches distributed around a black background. These were identified to be the intermetallic compounds that were formed due to the dissociation of compounds present in fly-ash. High- temperature microscopy analysis of the sintered sample revealed the initial deformation temperature (IDT) of the fly-ash brick and the refractory brick which were found to be 1298 °C and 1543 °C, respectively. The maximum hardness value observed for the sintered fly-ash sample was 450 Hv (4.413 GPa) which is due to the formation of nano-grains as given in the microstructure. The reason behind such poor hardness value might be the absence of any binder. For the refractory brick, the maximum hardness observed was 3400 Hv (33.34 GPa). Wear depth for the sintered fly-ash was found to be 451 μm whereas for the refractory brick sample it was 18 μm. Conclusion: The fly-ash powder subjected to spark plasma sintering resulted in the breaking up of cenospheres present in the fly ash due to the formation of intermetallic compounds, such as Cristobalite, syn (SiO2), Aluminium Titanium (Al2Ti), Magnesium Silicon (Mg2Si), Maghemite (Fe2O3), Chromium Titanium (Cr2Ti) and Magnesium Titanium (Mg2Ti), which were responsible for the hardness achieved in the sample. A large difference in the maximum hardness values of sintered fly-ash and refractory brick was observed due to the hard nitride phases present in the refractory brick.

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