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Stereological characterization of the interaction between interfaces and its application to the sintering process

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The degree or extent to which two different types of interfaces,e.g. grain boundaries and the void-solid interface in a sinter structure or grain boundaries and the particle-matrix interface in a dispersion hardened alloy, intersect, is an important factor in many materials. A method is presented here which allows the degree of this interaction to be quantitatively established from simple metallographic measurements made on a planar section through the structure. The results of the application of this technique to a number of copper sinter structures are presented. From these results some insight into the degree of interaction between the grain boundaries and the void-solid interface and its variation during the sintering process is obtained.

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  1. Materials Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

    Edward H. Aigeltinger

  2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Metallforschung, Institut fuer Werkstoffwissenschaften, Stuttgart, W. Germany

    Hans Eckart Exner

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  1. Edward H. Aigeltinger
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EDWARD H. AIGELTINGER, formerly with the Metallurgical Department, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

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Aigeltinger, E.H., Exner, H.E. Stereological characterization of the interaction between interfaces and its application to the sintering process. Metall Trans A 8, 421–424 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02661751

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