Abstract
AbstractWater‐Assisted cold isostatic Pressing (WAP) enabled pressure‐less sintering of fine grained (0.6 μm) and nearly full dense (99.3%) weakly translucent alumina ceramics. As a term of comparison, Dry Pressed (DP) samples, prepared under identical processing conditions, maintained an opaque appearance, and their relative density did not exceed 97.7%. The enhanced compaction of WAP allowed to lower the sintering temperature down to 1350°C, which is approximately 100–150°C lower than that of DP powder. WAP samples resulted in an apparent activation energy for sintering (640 kJ/mol) matching literature values, confirming that the enhanced sinterability was attributed to an improved green density rather than a change in sintering mechanisms.
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