The book is second in series under the title. The invited review papers in all seven from five countries cover aspects right from the historical one to pressure sintering and sintering atmosphere control to manipulate efficient sintering. In addition, simplified sintering calls for global energy reduction during sintering. Also discussed are functionally graded cemented carbides, doped ceria based SOFC electrolytes and sintering aspects of seeded and neodymium lanthanum hexaaluminate.Keywords: History of sintering, pressure sintering, sintering atmosphere, functionally graded cemented carbides, ceria based SOFC electrolytes, lanthanum hexaaluminateLike the first volume in the Sintering Fundamentals series, this second contains seven invited papers. They cover historical aspects since the middle of the 20th century; sintering simplified: surface area, density, and grain size relations; rheology and kinetics of pressure sintering; dilatometry coupled with mass spectrometry as instruments for process control in sintering powder metallurgy steels; sintering mechanisms of functionally graded cemented carbides; doped ceria based solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes and their sintering aspects; and sintering and the microstructural modification of seeded and neodymium doped lanthanum hexa-aluminate.- Construction- Engineering- Materials science

The book is second in series under the title. The invited review papers in all seven from five countries cover aspects right from the historical one to pressure sintering and sintering atmosphere control to manipulate efficient sintering. In addition, simplified sintering calls for global energy reduction during sintering. Also discussed are functionally graded cemented carbides, doped ceria based SOFC electrolytes and sintering aspects of seeded and neodymium lanthanum hexaaluminate.Keywords: History of sintering, pressure sintering, sintering atmosphere, functionally graded cemented carbides, ceria based SOFC electrolytes, lanthanum hexaaluminateLike the first volume in the Sintering Fundamentals series, this second contains seven invited papers. They cover historical aspects since the middle of the 20th century; sintering simplified: surface area, density, and grain size relations; rheology and kinetics of pressure sintering; dilatometry coupled with mass spectrometry as instruments for process control in sintering powder metallurgy steels; sintering mechanisms of functionally graded cemented carbides; doped ceria based solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes and their sintering aspects; and sintering and the microstructural modification of seeded and neodymium doped lanthanum hexa-aluminate.- Construction- Engineering- Materials science