Suk-Joong L. Kang is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.Rajendra Bordia is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.Eugene A. Olevsky is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.Didier Bouvard is the editor of Advances in Sintering Science and Technology II, published by Wiley.

• Preface viiPOWDER SYNTHESIS AND SINTERINGDeposition of Platinum Nanoparticles onto Copper Foils by Electrophoresis: A Study of the Sintering Dynamics at the Platinum-Copper Interface 3Deborah C. Blaine, Alexander llchev, Leslie Petrik, Patrick Ndungu, and Alexander NechaevPressureless Sintering and Piezoelectric Properties of Mechanochemically Synthesized K0 5Na0 5Nb03 Powder Compacts 17Jung-Yeul Yun, Si-Young Choi, Min-Soo Kim, and Suk-Joong L. KangSynthesis of Polycrystalline Sr2Fe1+xMo1_x06 Samples Produced by Solid-State Reaction 25Reginaldo Mondragon, Ricardo Morales, Jose Lemus-Ruiz, and Oracio NavarroINTERFACIAL REACTION AND SINTERINGEffects of Chemicophysical Properties of Carbon on Bloating Characteristics of Artificial Lightweight Aggregates using Coal Ash 35Shin-hyu Kang, Ki-gang Lee, Yoo-taek Kim, and Seung-gu KangSintering of Silicon, Effect of the Sample Size on Silica Reduction Kinetics and Densification 43J.M. Lebrun, J.M. Missiaen, and C. PascalMICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIESCermets Based on New Submicron Ti (C,N) Powder: Microstructural Development During Sintering and Mechanical Properties 57A. Demoly, C. Veitsch, W. Lengauer, and K. RabitschGrain Growth of ß-Si3N4 using Y203 and Al203 as Sintering Aids 71Leonel Ceja-Cärdenas, Jose Lemus-Ruiz, Sebastian Diaz de la Torre, Egberto Bedolla-BecerrilSuppression of Sintering Defects in Metal/Ceramic Graded Layers by using Inhomogeneous Powder Mixtures 79K. Shinagawa and Y. SakaneCo-Sintering of an Anode-Supported SOFC Based on Scandia Stabilized Zirconia Electrolyte 91T. Reynier, D. Bouvard, C.P. Carry, and R. LaucournetBulk Doping Influence on Grain Size and Response of Conductometric Sn02-Based Gas Sensors: A Short Survey 101G. Korotcenkov and B.K. ChoEffect of Glass Additives on the Densification and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapaptite Ceramics 115Jiangfeng Song, Yong Liu, Ying Zhang, and Zhi LuUNCONVENTIONAL SINTERING PROCESSESField Assisted Sintering of Nanometric Ceramic Materials 13U. Anselmi-Tamburini, F. Maglia, and I. Tredici 3Fabrication of Copper-Graphite Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering and Its Characterization 151Bunyod Allabergenov, Oybek Tursunkulov, Soo Jeong Jo, Amir Abidov, Christian Gomez, Sung Bum Park, and Sungjin KimDensification and Microstructure Changes of Ceramic Powder Blends during Microwave Sintering 163Audrey Guyon, Jean-Marc Chaix, Claude Paul Carry, and Didier BouvardDensification of U02 Via Two Step Sintering 173J. Vidal, M. Zemek, and P. BlanchartEffect of Two-Step Sintering on Optical Transmittance and Mechanical Strength of Polycrystalline Alumina Ceramics 185Hyung Soo Kim, Young Do Kim, and Sang Woo KimAuthor Index 193