The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a
metal,
ceramic, or composite part (PF) by flash
sintering, which comprises simultaneously applying, inside a die (M), a
uniaxial pressure and an
electric current to a device containing a
powder constituent material, said
uniaxial pressure being applied by means of at least two pistons (P1, P2) which slide toward one another inside said die and each of which has a
bearing surface (F1, F2) contacting said material, said bearing surfaces engaging so as to define the shape of the part to be manufactured, characterised in that: said part has a complex shape, including at least one first slender portion (V), such as a rod, plate, bevel, or shell, and a second portion (B), such as a base,
plinth, or
solid part, which is not slender in the slender direction of said first portion, and in that said
uniaxial pressure is applied in a direction (z) substantially parallel to the smallest dimension of said first portion of the part, or to one of the two smallest dimensions thereof if said part is a rod. The invention also relates to a device for implementing such a method, and to a
turbine blade made of a TiAl
intermetallic alloy or a
metal /
silicide composite sintered by flash
sintering.