powder metallurgy
noun
Definition of powder metallurgy
: a branch of science or an art concerned with the production of powdered metals or of metallic objects by compressing a powdered metal or alloy with or without other materials and heating without thoroughly melting to solidify and strengthen
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First Known Use of powder metallurgy
1933
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