J. Opfermann et al., SIMULATION OF THE SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF A CERAMIC GREEN BODY USING ADVANCED THERMOKINETIC ANALYSIS, Thermochimica acta, 318(1-2), 1998, pp. 213-220
The sintering behavior of an alumina green body was measured at three
different heating rates using a high-temperature pushrod dilatometer.
The measurement results were evaluated with a complex thermokinetic an
alysis program. Using the calculated kinetic parameters, predictions w
ere made for the behavior under rate controlled sintering conditions.
The resulting temperature profiles were compared with the results of a
ctual rate controlled sintering measurements. Good agreement was found
between the experimental data and the thermokinetic prediction. (C) 1
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