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sin·ter (sin′tər)

noun

  1. Geol. a concretionary sediment of silica or calcium carbonate deposited near the mouth of a mineral spring, geyser, etc.
  2. Metallurgy a bonded mass of metal particles shaped and partially fused by pressure and heating below the melting point

Etymology: Ger: see cinder

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to become or make into a sinter ()

sinter Usage Examples

Object

  • temperature: The powder is poured or vibrated into a mold, which is heated to the sintering temperature.
  • process: The process imparts sufficient strength to hold the powder together allowing the parts to be handled for the sintering process.
  • material: Gold Pads EBC's Gold compound is a sintered copper alloy material for high durability use in situations requiring long life.
  • part: The sintered parts shrink on cooling and shapes are only processed which can be removed from the mold on completion of the process.
  • carbide: Parallel to the production of high-grade steels is Sheffield's development of sintered carbides for use on tipped cutting tools and in certain dies.
  • metal: Resin Metal Casting The use of sintered metals to give metallic finishes, is a popular and relatively simple process.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • ceramic: Empress 2 consists of lithium disilicate glass ceramic as framework material ( Figure 12 ) which is then coated with sintered glass ceramic.

Modifies a noun

  • plant: There are significant emissions from sinter plants owing more to the large gas volumes emitted than to high concentrations.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: The stack is then sintered with the electrodes in-situ.
  • together: The reduced particles sinter together into a spongy mass which is crushed into a powder.
  • again: Additional powder is deposited on top of each solidified layer and again sintered.

Infinitive complement

  • produce: The company instead used laser sintering to produce 1,800 parts ( two per vehicle ) in 48 hours.

Preposition: of

  • material: The model includes now high temperature plastic deformations of materials and sintering of top-coat materials under in-service conditions.