1. Sintering: An Overview
2. Sintering Fundamentals
3. Solid‑State and Viscous Sintering
4. Grain Growth in Dense and Porous Ceramics
5. Control of Grain Growth and Microstructure
6. Numerical Simulation of Sintering
7. Liquid‑Phase Sintering
8. Special Topics in Sintering
9. Rapid Sintering of Ceramics
10. Sintering Process Variables and Sintering Practice
Biography
Mohamed N. Rahaman is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri−Rolla, where he was a full‑time faculty member for over 30 years. His books titled Ceramic Processing, now in its second edition, and Sintering of Ceramics are used at several universities where ceramics courses are taught and in the ceramics field in general. Dr. Rahaman is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and the author or co‑author of over 270 refereed publications.






