Design and Technology GCSE
Sintering
What Sintering means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Sintering
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The process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by heat or pressure without melting it to the point of liquefaction.
Heating a compacted metal powder to a temperature below its melting point to fuse the particles together into a solid piece.
Topics that use Sintering
- Metals: Alternative processes that can be used to manufacture ferrous and non-ferrous metal products to different scales of production (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Metals: Design contexts (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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