“…Using the measured (not calculated) published data for 3YSZ [19,20] and SrTiO 3 [8], where flash event durations were clearly indicated, their properties [22,23,24,25,26] and flash sintering conditions, together with their corresponding calculated temperature, T cont , are listed in Table 1. In both oxides, the temperatures at the particle contacts are far above their corresponding melting points, i.e., 3114 °C versus 2680 °C for 3YSZ, and 4216 °C versus 2080 °C for SrTiO 3 , and confirm the possibility for local melting/surface softening at these loci.…”