Industry/University Cooperative Research Activity:  Plasma  Sintering of Ceramics (Materials Research)
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Research concerns analytical/experimental studies of the plasma                 sintering processing of high-tech ceramic materials.  The work includes         the develoment of a basic understanding of the plasma heat transfer             process as well as the establishment of correlations between heat               transfer and properties of sintered materials.  Plasma-sintered ceramic         components may find applications in the following areas:  structural            materials for advanced heat engines, burner nozzles and heat                    exchangers; cutting tools and bearings; insulators fo electronics               products, piezoelectric devices, transistors and solar cells; infrared          transmission windows; heating elements (for example, SiC); and,                 artificial bones and dental implants.  Although ceramics are already            used for many selected technical applications, the development of new           techniques for making such materials will help make them feasible on            larger commercial scales.
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