Here, considering the mild temperat

Here, considering the mild temperature and the presence of a fluid, we can refer to pressure-solution creep. In this scenario, the consolidation mechanisms can be approached with modified creep laws, starting from Coble’s and Nabarro-Herring’s models [29,4]. In the second stage of cold sintering, the system is subjected to the highest pressure and densification takes place being triggered by pressure gradients at the contact points. Compaction occurs in the direction of the applied uniaxial stress, flattening the grains and activating the grain boundary sliding [4]. A texture effect can arise in the microstructure of CSP components, as a consequence of the uniaxial compaction [67,62]. Like in a domino effect, grain boundary sliding activates consolidation through mass transport by stress-enhanced dissolution and precipitation.