39327 2017 eng 245 251 2 14 article 1 -- -- -- In situ shrinkage measurement during pressure-assisted sintering of low temperature co-fired ceramic panels Shrinkage measurements of miniaturized low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) samples under load typically lead to collapsing of the samples, which hampers the characterization of shrinkage up to full densification. In this paper, a measurement setup is presented, which allows for in situ shrinkage measurements of practical, large LTCC panels during pressure-assisted sintering in a sintering press. The shrinkage behavior of two commercial LTCC systems (GreenTape 951 and Ceramtape GC) has been measured under loads of up to 1 MPa. No crushing of the specimens was observed and reproducible characterization of shrinkage up to full densification has been performed. Based on comparisons to thermomechanical analyzer measurements in this and other studies, it was found that the in situ approach is much better suited for shrinkage characterization of LTCC under load. Reproducibility and accuracy of the method are discussed and practical as well as more academic applications are proposed. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 10.1111/ijac.12634 1546-542X 1744-7402 18.04.2017 Björn Mieller Torsten Rabe V. Rangelov eng uncontrolled Shrinkage eng uncontrolled Low temperature eng uncontrolled Sinter/sintering Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten Verlagsliteratur Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access")