Author’s Accepted Manuscript Effect of temperature and holding time on the densification of alumina obtained by two-step sintering N.J. Lóh, L. Simão, J. Jiusti, A. De Noni, O.R.K. Montedo PII: S0272-8842(17)30542-4 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.03.159 Reference: CERI14928 To appear in: Ceramics International Received date: 7 November 2016 Revised date: 1 March 2017 Accepted date: 25 March 2017 Cite this article as: N.J. Lóh, L. Simão, J. Jiusti, A. De Noni and O.R.K Montedo, Effect of temperature and holding time on the densification of alumina obtained by two-step sintering, Ceramics International http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.03.159 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted fo publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version o the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain www.elsevier.com/locate/ceri