A bit like icecubes left out in a bowl.........
--- Greg Pettengill <greg_p@indirect.com> wrote:
> Hi Dawn,
> I have the feeling that we are splitting some very
> fine semantic hairs...
> Vitrification may be a better term to use in this
> case?
>
> dawn@solidica.com wrote:
>
> > Actually, sintering is a process in which the
> particles are specifically
> > NOT fully consolidated. Rather, the individual
> particles are bonded in the
> > regions where they touch, and some compaction does
> occur. However, full
> > consolidation is produced by a second step,
> usually heating under pressure,
> > to fully compact and bond the particles. Full
> fusion laser processes such
> > as LENS, DMD etc. go beyond sintering.
>
> Best Regards
> Greg Pettengill
> http://www.indirect.com/user/greg_p/
>
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