Am. Gusak et Gv. Lutsenko, "Hot intermixing" in the sintering of powder systems (an intuitive model of accelerated homogenization), POWD MET ME, 38(11-12), 1999, pp. 569-571
A model of accelerated homogenization in powder mixtures is proposed. Calcu
lations showed that homogenization can be accelerated 4-5 times by periodic
or permanent intermixing. This result is important for mixtures of refract
ory metal powders in which the component particles can retain their identit
ies for a long time, and very extensive annealing is required for complete
homogenization.