Rapid consolidation of powdered materials by induction hot pressing
Abstract
A rapid hot press system in which the heat is supplied by RF induction to rapidly consolidate thermoelectric materials is described. Use of RF induction heating enables rapid heating and consolidation of powdered materials over a wide temperature range. Such rapid consolidation in nanomaterials is typically performed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) which can be much more expensive. Details of the system design, instrumentation, and performance using a thermoelectric material as an example are reported. The Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, and thermal diffusivity of thermoelectric PbTe material pressed at an optimized temperature and time in this system are shown to agree with material consolidated under typical consolidation parameters.
Additional Information
© 2011 American Institute of Physics. Received 15 November 2010; accepted 5 December 2010; published online 15 February 2011. We thank Eric S. Toberer and Espen Flage-Larsen for their contributions to the development of this system. Additionally, we thank Sabah K. Bux for assistance with the SiGe sample and NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory and DARPA Nanomaterials program for financial support.Attached Files
Published - LaLonde2011p13071Review_of_Scientific_Instruments.pdf
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