Tuning, Impedance Matching, and Temperature Regulation during High-Temperature Microwave Sintering of Ceramics

Figure 8

(a) Curves of the set-up and actual temperatures versus time for sintering MgAl₂O₄ square shape samples, (b) photograph showing the spinel-based material samples before and after microwave sintering, and (c) typical SEM microstructure recorded on MgAl₂O₄ microwave sintered .

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