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  1. R. G. Iacocca, P. Downs, and R. M. German, "Three Dimensional Microstructures of Sintered Materials," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 1997, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1997, pp. 16.13-16.21.
  2. Y. Liu and R. M. German, "Contact Angle and Solid-Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium," Acta Materialia, 1996, vol. 44, pp. 1657-1663.
  3. R. M. German and Y. Liu, "Grain Agglomeration in Liquid Phase Sintering," Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing, 1996, vol. 4, pp. 23-34.
  4. R. M. German, "The Microstructures of Liquid Phase Sintered Materials," Sintering Technology, R. M. German, G. L. Messing and R. G. Cornwall (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1996, pp. 213-220.
  5. Y. Liu and R. M. German, "Relationship Between Contact Angle and Surface Tensions," Sintering Technology, R. M. German, G. L. Messing and R. G. Cornwall (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1996, pp. 229-2236.
  6. R. G. Iacocca, B. A. Carson and R. M. German, "Three-Dimensional Microstructures of Tungsten and Ferrous Alloys," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 1996, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1996, pp. 8.41-8.50.
  7. A. Upadhyaya and R. M. German, "Effect of Microstructural Parameters on Distortion in Liquid Phase Sintered W-Ni-Cu Alloys," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 1996, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1996, pp. 18.107-18.118.
  8. R. M. German, "Grain Agglomeration and Coalescence in Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - 1996, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1996, pp. 11.81-11.98.
  9. Y. Liu and R. M. German, “Contact Angle and Solid-Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium,” Acta Materialia, 1996, vol. 44, pp. 1657-1663.
  10. R. M. German and Y. Liu, “Grain Agglomeration in Liquid Phase Sintering,” Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing, 1996, vol. 4, pp. 23-34.
  11. Y. Liu and R. M. German, “Relationship Between Contact Angle and Surface Tensions,” Sintering Technology, R. M. German, G. L. Messing and R. G. Cornwall (eds.), Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1996, pp. 229-2236.
  12. R. M. German, "Microstructure of the Gravitationally Settled Region in a Liquid Phase Sintered Dilute Tungsten Heavy Alloy," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 1995, vol. 26A, pp. 279-288.
  13. R. M. German, "Space Study of Gravitational Role in Liquid Phase Sintering," Industrial Heating, 1995, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 52-54.
  14. R. Raman and R. M. German, "A Mathematical Model for Gravity-Induced Distortion During Liquid Phase Sintering," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 1995, vol. 26A, pp. 653-659.
  15. Y. Liu, D. F. Heaney and R. M. German, "Gravitational Effects on Solid Grain Packing in Liquid Phase Sintering," Tungsten and Refractory Metals, A. Bose and R. J. Dowding (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1995, pp. 121-128.
  16. Y. Liu, D. F. Heaney and R. M. German, "Gravity Induced Solid Grain Packing During Liquid Phase Sintering," Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 1995, vol. 43, pp. 1587-1592.
  17. R. M. German, R. G. Iacocca, J. L. Johnson, Y. Liu and A. Upadhyaya, "Liquid-Phase Sintering Under Microgravity Conditions," Journal of Metals, 1995, vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 46-48.
  18. Y. Liu, R. Iacocca, J. L. Johnson, R. M. German and S. Kohara, "Microstructural Anomalies in a W-Ni Alloy Liquid Phase Sintered under Microgravity Conditions," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 1995, vol. 26A, pp. 2485-2486.
  19. J. L. Johnson, A. Upadhyaya and R. M. German, "Effect of Solubility on Shape Retention During Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 1, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1995, pp. 4.219-4.228.
  20. Y. Liu, R. G. Iacocca and R. M. German, "A Challenge to Liquid Phase Sintering Concepts," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 1, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1995, pp. 4.199-4.208.
  21. R. G. Iacocca, Y. Liu and R. M. German, "Microstructural Examination of Tungsten Heavy Alloys Sintered in a Microgravity Environment," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 1, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1995, pp. 4.239-4-4.249.
  22. D. F. Heaney, R. M. German and I. S. Ahn, "The Gravitational Effects on Low Solid-Volume Fraction Liquid-Phase Sintering," Journal of Materials Science, 1995, vol. 30, pp. 5808-5812.
  23. R. M. German, “Grain Agglomeration in Solid-Liquid Mixtures under Microgravity Conditions,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 1995, vol. 26B, pp. 649-651.
  24. R. Raman, D. Heaney and R. M. German, "Control of Component Distortion During Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 3, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1994, pp. 281-293.
  25. D. F. Heaney and R. M. German, "New Grain Growth Concepts in Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 3, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1994, pp. 303-310.
  26. R. G. Iacocca, R. M. German and C. Kidd, "Microstructural Analysis of Tungsten Heavy Alloy Samples Sintered in 1-G Conditions: Preparation for Shuttle Flight," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 5, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1994, pp. 201-218.
  27. R. M. German, "Critical Developments in Tungsten Heavy Alloys," Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys 1992, A. Bose and R. J. Dowding (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1993, pp. 3 13.
  28. D. F. Heaney, R. M. German and I. S. Ahn, "The Gravity Effect on Critical Volume Fraction in Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 2, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1993, pp. 169 180.
  29. R. G. Iacocca and R. M. German, "Experimental Design for Liquid Phase Sintering in Microgravity," Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, vol. 2, Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1993, pp. 181 194.
  30. S. C. Yang and R. M. German, "Generic Grain Size Distribution for Liquid Phase Sintering," Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 1992, vol. 26, pp. 95 98.
  31. R. M. German, A. Bose and S. S. Mani, "Sintering Time and Atmosphere Influences on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Tungsten Heavy Alloys," Metallurgical Transactions, 1992, vol. 23A, pp. 211 219.
  32. S. C. Yang and R. M. German, "Gravitational Limit of Particle Volume Fraction in Liquid Phase Sintering," Metallurgical Transactions, 1991, vol. 22A, pp. 786 791.
  33. S. S. Mani and R. M. German, "Gravitational Effects on Microstructural Parameters During Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy 1991, vol. 4, L. F. Pease and R. J. Sansoucy (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1991, pp. 195 212.
  34. R. M. German, "Limitations in Net Shaping by Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy 1991, vol. 4, L. F. Pease and R. J. Sansoucy (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1991, pp. 183 194.
  35. S. C. Yang, S. S. Mani and R. M. German, "The Effect of Contiguity on Growth Kinetics in Liquid Phase Sintering," Journal of Metals, 1990, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 16 19.
  36. S. S. Mani and R. M. German, "Kinetics of Gravity Induced Distortion in Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy, vol. 1, E. R. Andreotti and P. J. McGeehan (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1990, pp. 453 468.
  37. S. C. Yang, S. S. Mani and R. M. German, "Grain Growth Behavior in Liquid Phase Sintered Heavy Alloys," Advances in Powder Metallurgy, vol. 1, E. R. Andreotti and P. J. McGeehan (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1990, pp. 469 482.
  38. B. H. Rabin, A. Bose and R. M. German, "Characteristics of Liquid Phase Sintered Tungsten Heavy Alloys," International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, 1989, vol. 25, pp. 21 27.
  39. C. M. Kipphut, R. M. German, A. Bose and T. Kishi, "The Gravitational Effects on Liquid Phase Sintering," Advances in Powder Metallurgy, 1989, vol. 2, pp. 415 429.
  40. R. M. German, S. Farooq and C. M. Kipphut, "Kinetics of Liquid Phase Sintering," Materials Science and Engineering, 1988, vol. A105, pp. 215 224, also reprinted in Science of Hard Materials, vol. 3, V. K. Sarin (ed.), Elsevier, New York, NY, 1989, pp. 215 224.
  41. L. L. Bourguignon and R. M. German, "Sintering Temperature Effects on a Tungsten Heavy Alloy," International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, 1988, vol. 24, pp. 115 121.
  42. C. M. Kipphut, A. Bose, S. Farooq and R. M. German, "Gravity and Configurational Energy Induced Microstructural Changes in Liquid Phase Sintering," Metallurgical Transactions, 1988, vol. 19A, pp. 1905 1913.
  43. S. Farooq, A. Bose and R. M. German, "Theory of Liquid Phase Sintering: Model Experiments on W Ni Fe Heavy Alloys," Progress in Powder Metallurgy, 1987, vol. 43, pp. 65 77.
  44. C. M. Kipphut, T. Kishi, A. Bose and R. M. German, "Gravitational Contributions to Microstructural Coarsening in Liquid Phase Sintering," Progress in Powder Metallurgy, 1987, vol. 43, pp. 93 106.
  45. A. Bose, B. H. Rabin and R. M. German, "Liquid Phase Sintering of Tungsten Heavy Alloys in Vacuum," Progress in Powder Metallurgy, 1986, vol. 42, pp. 557 567; also rerinted in Metal Powder Report, 1987, vol. 42, pp. 834 839.
  46. R. M. German and L. L. Bourguignon, "Analysis of High Tungsten Content Heavy Alloys," Powder Metallurgy in Defense Technology, vol. 6, C. L. Freeby and W. J. Ullrich (eds.), Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, 1985, pp. 117 131.
  47. R. M. German, "Microstructure Limitations of High Tungsten Content Heavy Alloys," Proceedings Eleventh International Plansee Seminar, vol. 1, H. Bildstein and H. M. Ortner (eds.), Metallwerk Plansee, Reutte, Austria, 1985, pp. 143 161.
  48. R. M. German, L. L. Bourguignon and B. H. Rabin, "Microstructure Limitations of High Tungsten Content Heavy Alloys," Journal of Metals, 1985, vol. 37, no.8, pp. 36 39.


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