| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing for Energy Applications II
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| Presentation Title |
The Intensification and Scale-up of Electric Field Assisted Sintering Techniques (FAST) for the Net-shape Production of Complex Materials and Components |
| Author(s) |
Robert C. O'Brien, Richard Martineau, Troy Holland, Derek Gaston, David Hansinger, Robert Aalund |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Robert C. O'Brien |
| Abstract Scope |
Electro-Magnetic Field Assisted Sintering Techniques (FAST), or Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) are net-shape or near-net-shape powder metallurgy approaches performed within electrically conductive dies/tooling that provides for the shaping of final product Unlike conventional press and sintering techniques that are performed over a period of several hours or, FAST is highly energy-efficient due to localized heating in the die/tooling only. Deep understanding of the physics of FAST is somewhat limited but must be understood on a material by material basis in order to successfully up-scale and intensify the FAST process to be practicable by industry. Idaho National Laboratory, in partnership with industry is helping bridge the valley of death between bench scale FAST R&D, additive manufacturing methods and deployment of automated production scale FAST for complex ceramic, metallic and composite energy / general industrial materials and components by coupling advanced modeling and simulation with scale-up and intensification research and development. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |