CA-4
- Free sintering (solid state, liquid phase, transient-liquid sintering, reactive sintering)
- Constrained sintering
- Pressure-assisted synthesis (HP, HIP, gas pressure synthesis)
- Atmosphere-controlled sintering
- Grain growth and micro/nanostructure evolution and control
- Refined interfaces characterisation
- High fidelity characterization of the sintered microstructures
- Control of porosity during sintering
- Simulation of sintering and interface dynamics
- Effects of sintering additives
- Nano/micro structure control by powder processing
- Structural and functional properties characterization and property/structure relationships