Positron lifetime spectroscopy (PLS) was used to investigate nanocryst
alline Ag compacted under different pressures. The results indicate th
at the formation of interfaces in nanocrystalline Ag is completed esse
ntially at the pressure p = 0.6 GPa. Based on this results, a density
criterion D0 almost-equal-to 96% was proposed for the formation of bul
k nanostructured materials.