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 |
Electric Field Assisted Sintering of Advanced Materials at Industrially Relevant Length Scales |
Author(s) |
Jorgen Rufner, Arin Preston, Xinchang Zhang, Andrew Gorman, Charles Aicher, Robert Byrnes |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jorgen Rufner |
Abstract Scope |
Electric field assisted sintering (EFAS), also known as spark plasma sintering, is a powerful pathway for creating materials for use in extreme environments. It has struggled to break into being used as an industrially relevant technology. Idaho National Laboratory is building a program designed to address those specific industry facing problems by commissioning the world’s largest EFAS platform (800 tons, 150k amps) for use as a development and experimental pathway. INL’s overall EFAS program will be discussed along with overviews of the scientific projects centered around the challenges unique to EFAS technology at large scale such as alternative tooling design, modeling considerations, material processing successes and failures, and development of a novel continuous EFAS system. This includes processing of ceramic, metallic, and composite material systems up to 16 inches in diameter and 6 inches thick. |