About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Manufacturing and Processing of Advanced Ceramic Materials
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Presentation Title |
Electrification of Ceramics Manufacturing |
Author(s) |
Rishi Raj |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Rishi Raj |
Abstract Scope |
Recent discoveries where electrical currents can shorten sintering time to a few seconds and the temperature to far below 1000 oC stand to revolutionize ceramics manufacturing. The recent invention of touch free flash sintering overcomes the barrier of electrode placements on the work piece; this is accomplished by migrating the flash into the workpiece, to sinter it. This new paradigm runs parallel to the electrical vehicle transformation where the energy goes directly to the wheels without the need for an inefficient internal combustion engine. The question is who will commercialize this utterly new technology!! |