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sintering
The bonding together of compacted powder particles at temperatures below the melting point. The driving force is the decrease in surface energy that occurs as the particles merge and their total surface area lessens. The smaller the powder particles, the faster is the sintering. It is used to consolidate ores, in powder metallurgy, and in making ceramics and cermets.
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