[en] Glass films composed of 7 [mu]m spherical particles were deposited on rigid substrates and sintered to different densities up to 98%. Synchrotron computed microtomography was used to obtain 3-D images representative of the samples. Several global and local 3-D approaches were tested to quantify microstructure evolution, including the autocorrelation function, and compared to information provided by 2-D sections. These methods provide new tools to understand the effect of geometrical constraints on the sintering process.
Disciplines :
Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Bernard, Dominique
Guillon, Olivier
Combaret, Nicolas
Plougonven, Erwan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemical Engineering > PEPs (Product, Environment, Processes)
Language :
English
Title :
Constrained sintering of glass films: Microstructure evolution assessed through synchrotron computed microtomography