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Table 2.3 Processing effects in sintering. 38<br />

Changes to Aid Sintering Effects<br />

Decrease in particle size Faster sintering<br />

Greater expense<br />

Higher impurity level<br />

Increased hazard<br />

Increase in time Greater expense<br />

Grain growth and coarsening<br />

Reduced productivity<br />

Increase in temperature Greater shrinkage<br />

Grain growth<br />

Greater expense<br />

Less precision<br />

Higher properties<br />

Furnace limitations<br />

Pore coarsening<br />

Increase in green density Less shrinkage<br />

Smaller pores<br />

Higher final density<br />

Uniform dimensions<br />

Density gradients<br />

Increase in alloying/additives Higher strength<br />

Homogeneity problems<br />

Higher sintering temperatures<br />

Use of sintering aids Faster sintering<br />

Lower sintering temperatures<br />

Embrittlement<br />

Distortion<br />

Grain growth control<br />

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