Preface vii

POWDER SYNTHESIS AND SINTERING

Deposition of Platinum Nanoparticles onto Copper Foils by
Electrophoresis: A Study of the Sintering Dynamics at the
Platinum-Copper Interface 3

Deborah C. Blaine, Alexander llchev, Leslie Petrik, Patrick
Ndungu, and Alexander Nechaev

Pressureless Sintering and Piezoelectric Properties of
Mechanochemically Synthesized K0 5Na0 5Nb03 Powder Compacts
17

Jung-Yeul Yun, Si-Young Choi, Min-Soo Kim, and Suk-Joong L.
Kang

Synthesis of Polycrystalline Sr2Fe1+xMo1_x06 Samples Produced by
Solid-State Reaction 25

Reginaldo Mondragon, Ricardo Morales, Jose Lemus-Ruiz, and
Oracio Navarro

INTERFACIAL REACTION AND SINTERING

Effects of Chemicophysical Properties of Carbon on Bloating
Characteristics of Artificial Lightweight Aggregates using Coal Ash
35

Shin-hyu Kang, Ki-gang Lee, Yoo-taek Kim, and Seung-gu
Kang

Sintering of Silicon, Effect of the Sample Size on Silica
Reduction Kinetics and Densification 43

J.M. Lebrun, J.M. Missiaen, and C. Pascal

MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Cermets Based on New Submicron Ti (C,N) Powder: Microstructural
Development During Sintering and Mechanical Properties 57

A. Demoly, C. Veitsch, W. Lengauer, and K. Rabitsch

Grain Growth of ß-Si3N4 using Y203 and Al203 as Sintering
Aids 71

Leonel Ceja-Cärdenas, Jose Lemus-Ruiz, Sebastian Diaz de la
Torre, Egberto Bedolla-Becerril

Suppression of Sintering Defects in Metal/Ceramic Graded Layers
by using Inhomogeneous Powder Mixtures 79

K. Shinagawa and Y. Sakane

Co-Sintering of an Anode-Supported SOFC Based on Scandia
Stabilized Zirconia Electrolyte 91

T. Reynier, D. Bouvard, C.P. Carry, and R. Laucournet

Bulk Doping Influence on Grain Size and Response of
Conductometric Sn02-Based Gas Sensors: A Short Survey 101

G. Korotcenkov and B.K. Cho

Effect of Glass Additives on the Densification and Mechanical
Properties of Hydroxyapaptite Ceramics 115

Jiangfeng Song, Yong Liu, Ying Zhang, and Zhi Lu

UNCONVENTIONAL SINTERING PROCESSES

Field Assisted Sintering of Nanometric Ceramic Materials
13

U. Anselmi-Tamburini, F. Maglia, and I. Tredici 3

Fabrication of Copper-Graphite Composites by Spark Plasma
Sintering and Its Characterization 151

Bunyod Allabergenov, Oybek Tursunkulov, Soo Jeong Jo, Amir
Abidov, Christian Gomez, Sung Bum Park, and Sungjin Kim

Densification and Microstructure Changes of Ceramic Powder
Blends during Microwave Sintering 163

Audrey Guyon, Jean-Marc Chaix, Claude Paul Carry, and Didier
Bouvard

Densification of U02 Via Two Step Sintering 173

J. Vidal, M. Zemek, and P. Blanchart

Effect of Two-Step Sintering on Optical Transmittance and
Mechanical Strength of Polycrystalline Alumina Ceramics 185

Hyung Soo Kim, Young Do Kim, and Sang Woo Kim

Author Index 193

Suk-Joong L. Kang is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.

Rajendra Bordia is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.

Eugene A. Olevsky is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.

Didier Bouvard is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.