“…13,14 Among ferrous systems, Anklekar et al 15,16 and Raja Annamalai et al 17,18 have recently demonstrated that steel powder compacts can be effectively sintered in a microwave furnace and yield higher mechanical properties as compared with conventional sintering. Saitou, 19 Panda et al 20 and Padmavathi et al 21 have demonstrated that both austenitic as well as ferritic stainless steel compacts can be consolidated using microwaves. Padmavathi et al 21 have shown that 316L-YAG composites can be prepared by microwave sintering and have a superior mechanical and corrosion response.…”