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Dry pressing of ceramic powders

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Ceramic Processing

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Dry compaction is one of the most popular shape forming processes, since it involves a relatively simple technology while allowing high production rates. However, our understanding of this process is still empirical. Most industrial problems in this area are solved (if at all) by trial-and error; this is the reason for the many papers now published each year about compaction. The aim of this chapter is to review these papers.

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Bortzmeyer, D. (1995). Dry pressing of ceramic powders. In: Terpstra, R.A., Pex, P.P.A.C., de Vries, A.H. (eds) Ceramic Processing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0531-6_4

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