<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31304322</termId><termName>sintering</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the process or technique of welding together particles or particulate material, usually metal or ceramic, by applying heat below the melting point, so that the particles coalesce into a solid mass without liquefaction. It is typically used to create or decorate ceramics or metalwork, or to improve the mechanical or physical properties of metal. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:21:51</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31304323</termId><termName>sintered</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31298649</termId><termName>temperature-related techniques</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>