Papers by Author: Guillaume Bernard-Granger

Abstract: The sintering map of an ultra fine and ultra pure α-alumina powder, doped with MO and DO2 (M for mono-valence cations, D for bi-valence cations), has been built from isothermal sintering experiments. It has been compared with the one obtained in a previous study with the same un-doped α-alumina raw powder. It seems that a transient liquid phase appears above a critical temperature in the co-doped material during sintering. It is proposed that this transient liquid phase is promoting densification and minimizing grain growth, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).