Abstract
Densification behavior of the compact during hot-pressing can be represented by equations of the type f(p)=kt+C, where p is the relative density at the time t.
These equations can be expressed in the form ??, where f(ρ) is the time after ρ reaches p and ?? is the time for the densification from ρ=p to q. Calculable constants a and b depend on the form of f(ρ).
Numerical tables are given of f(ρ) in relation to ρ, and to ??, for four equations corresponding to densifications, which are used by the plastic flow controlled and the diffusion controlled mechanisms.
The application of the tables and figures to the analysis of experimental data is described.
