Advancements and Prospects in Electro-Sinter-Forging

Abstract

A summary of the recent advancements, future prospects and open issues in the materials, methods and machines for the technology known as electro-sinter-forging is presented here. After a background introduction, the key characteristics of the procedure are explained. Metal systems that have been processed based on iron, copper and aluminium are discussed as single elements, and as alloys and composites. Intermetallic materials such as gamma titanium aluminide, Nd2Fe14B and Bi2Te3 are finally presented before discussing the experimental evidence of the atomic diffusion mechanisms involved, and a critical assessment of the limitations of the technique is performed.