sin·ter

(sĭn′tər)

1. Geology A chemical sediment or crust, as of porous silica, deposited by a mineral spring.

2. A mass formed by sintering.

v. sin·tered, sin·ter·ing, sin·ters

v.tr.

To cause (metallic powder, for example) to form a coherent mass by heating without melting.

v.intr.

To form a coherent mass by heating without melting.

[German, from Middle High German, dross, metal slag, from Old High German.]

sin′ter·a·bil′i·ty n.

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sinterability

(ˌsɪntərəˈbɪlɪtɪ)

the capacity to be sintered

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References in periodicals archive

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Effect of Different Coloring Procedures on the Aging Behavior of Dental Monolithic Zirconia

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Influence of aging time on structure of Titania reinforced hydroxyapatite nanopowders

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Electrical and Thermal Properties of Glass Matrix-Al2TiO5 Composites Prepared at Low Temperature

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Effect of verifying sintering temperature of Ti-Nb-Sn with hydroxyapatite composites on density and porosity via powder metallurgy

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Possibilities to recycle auto glass waste in building ceramics

These nanosized powders possess a high surface area and stored energy for solid-state densification at low temperatures [11] and, as a result, the sinterability of samples can be improved.

Effects of processing parameters on the synthesis of ([K.sub.0.5][Na.sub.0.5])Nb[O.sub.3] nanopowders by reactive high-energy ball milling method

To study the sinterability of the nanoparticles obtained by the present combustion method, the as-prepared Ca[Nb.sub.2][O.sub.6] nanoparticles were mixed with 5% polyvinyl alcohol and pressed in the form of cylindrical pellet of 12 mm diameter and ~2mm thickness at a pressure about 350 MPa using a hydraulic press.

Structural, optical, and compactness characteristics of nanocrystalline Ca[Nb.sub.2][O.sub.6] synthesized through an autoigniting combustion method

It is a low-temperature method which could provide coatings with a homogeneous microstructure and improved sinterability. (10)

Electrophoretic fabrication of thermal barrier coatings