The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the stearic acid as binder in sintering pure iron using a microwave furnace. The study was focused in mechanical properties such as porosity, density and micro-hardness ...

Microwave sintering technology has become attractive and gained interest among material researchers due its capability and advantages over conventional sintering. Since two decades ago, intensive researches on microwave ...

This research is focused on assessing the feasibility of the new and innovative microwave sintering technology for fabricating iron-chromium composites prepared via powder metallurgy route. Accordingly, the microwave ...

Microwave heating technology promising shorter processing times and less energy consumption beneficial for economic perspective with improved properties and better microstructural control. This study focussed on microwave ...

In this study, the effect of holding time on the microwave sintered 84Fe-11Cr-5Al2O3 metal matrix composite (MMC) was investigated. Sintering was carried out in a tubular microwave furnace HAMiLab-V3 under N2 atmosphere. ...