The effect of agglomerate strength on sintered density, was determined for several yttria powders made by intentionally agglomerating 0.1‐μm, monodisperse yttrium hydroxycarbonate precursor spheres and calcining separate portions of the precursor at different temperatures to vary the strength of the intraagglomerate bonds. In this way, the effects of differences in particle morphology and other characteristics among the powders were minimized and the effect of agglomerate strength could be seen more clearly. The sintered density of the yttria powders decreased with increasing agglomerate strength, and even a small fraction of unbroken fragments of agglomerates in the pressed powder caused a substantial decrease in the sintered density.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Ciftcioglu et al. (1987) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: