Potential Advantages of Microwave Technology
- Energy (and time) savings
- High heating rates --- Minimization of grain growth
- Uniform and volumetric heating --- Avoids temperature gradients
- Lower sintering time and temperature --- Saves energy
- Fine microstructures --- Improved mechanical properties
- Synthesis of new and special materials
- Controlled inert atmosphere --- Environmental friendly process
- Process simplicity
- Ecofriendliness
