sintering

sintering

sintering process of forming objects from a metal powder by heating the powder at a temperature below its melting point. In the production of small metal objects it is often not practical to cast them. Through chemical or mechanical procedures a fine powder of the metal can be produced. When the powder is compacted into the desired shape and heated, i.e., sintered, for up to three hours, the particles composing the powder join together to form a single solid object.

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sinter

sinter incrustation formed by precipitation from mineral waters. XVIII. — G. sinter CINDER.

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