High temperature sintering systems and methods

A method comprising:

• providing a precursor material with respect to one or more conductive elements;
• and
• sintering the precursor material to form a sintered material via radiative and/or conductive heating at a first temperature, the first temperature being generated by applying one or more electric currents to the one or more conductive elements, each of the one or more electric currents passing through a respective one of the one or more conductive elements so as to cause Joule heating thereof, the first temperature being in a range of 500° C. to 3000° C., inclusive,
• wherein the one or more conductive elements is a single conductive element,
• the sintered material is denser than the precursor material,
• the sintering is for a first time in a range of 1 second to 1 hour, inclusive, and
• during the sintering, the one or more electric currents do not pass through the precursor material.

A method comprising:

• providing a precursor material with respect to one or more conductive elements;
• and
• sintering the precursor material to form a sintered material via radiative and/or conductive heating at a first temperature, the first temperature being generated by applying one or more electric currents to the one or more conductive elements, each of the one or more electric currents passing through a respective one of the one or more conductive elements so as to cause Joule heating thereof, the first temperature being in a range of 500° C. to 3000° C., inclusive,
• wherein at least one of the one or more conductive elements is formed of conductive carbon,
• during the sintering, the one or more electric currents do not pass through the precursor material,
• the sintered material is denser than the precursor material, and
• the sintering is for a first time in a range of 1 second to 1 hour, inclusive.