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A great deal of research work has been devoted to lowering the sintering temperature of ceramic powders of varied nature, to fulfil a variety of purposes. Both experimentation and theory show that the sintering temperature of alumina can be lowered to 1400°C and below by using small particle sizes and certain additives like TiO 2 and/or MnO. The general idea is that sintering is aided by...