Method for making sintered bodies.

摘要

Monolithic bodies of sinterable materials are formed by a sintering process in which little or no shrinkage of the body occurs during sintering. In the method, large particles are placed in particle-to-particle contact with finer size powder particles at the interstices to form a molded shape which is then fired. During firing, the large particles are substantially stable, but the fine powder particles sinter to bond the large particles together. The method is especially useful for producing large and/or intricately shaped bodies. The method is also especially useful for making monolithic bodies using large hollow spherical particles.