Preferred Label : sintering;
IUPAC definition : Temperature-induced coalescence and densification of porous solid particles below
the melting points of their major components.;
Scope note : modified from previous definition. the definition proposed here is recommended as
being more explicit.; the term was originally coined for the process by which fly ash produced in combustion
of fuels such as coal is baked at a very high temperature. the sintered material is
used in the manufacture of cinder blocks and other ceramic products.;
Origin ID : S05704;
See also
Temperature-induced coalescence and densification of porous solid particles below
the melting points of their major components.
