February AMP_Digital

A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | F E B R U A R Y / M A R C H 2 0 1 9 1 6 A E R O S P A C E M A T E R I A L S POWDER TO PRODUCTS: Sven Alagic, Anil Kulkarni, and Jogender Singh, FASM* Pennsylvania State University, University Park *Member of ASM International The field assisted sintering technique is a breakthrough technology for producing aluminummatrix composites that could replace high-density materials in a variety of applications. PRODUCING LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY−SiC COMPOSITES USING FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING