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Sintering is the most critical step in manufacturing of functional parts by co-powder injection molding. In the present work, we studied the sintering phenomena occurring during co-sintering of metal/ceramic composite layers. Nanostructured yttria-stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP) was co-sintered with 430L stainless steel and chromium. The sintering response was studied by dilatometer analysis in isothermal and non-isothermal modes. The microstructure of the sintered specimens was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA) and micro-focused X-ray diffraction (MFXRD). The strength of the joint was also determined by a shear-punch method. It is shown that... 

The effects of different parameters including membrane type (regenerated cellulose and polysulphone), transmembrane pressure (TMP), the content of oil in the feed, the flow velocity of the feed and pH on the ultrafiltration of an emulsion of kerosene in water were studied. It was found that the important factors affecting ultrafiltration were, in order, membrane type, pressure and oil concentration. The greatest flux at the optimum conditions here of 3 bar, an oil content of 3% (v/v) and with membrane type C30F was predicted as 108 L/(m2 h) that was within the range of the confidence limit of the measured value of 106 L/(m2 h). The normalised FTIR results of the virgin cellulosic membranes...