The master sintering curve (MSC) of K_(0.5)Na_(0.5)NbO_3 (KNN) ceramics was constructed using constant heating rate dilatometry data based on the combined stage sintering model. The linear shrinkage was recorded using three heating rates 5 °C, 7 °C and 11 °C/ min. The obtained results suggest that in MSC, the sintered density is a unique function of the integral of a temperature function over time and it is independent of the sintering history. The MSC theory can be applied to predict shrinkage and final density. Also, it can be used to design a reproducible process to fabricate ceramics with required density.
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