vedelfaaspaagutusprotsess/-operatsioon sula faasi ajutise (mööduva) moodustumisega; lähtematerjal peab koosnema vähemalt kahe erineva keemilise koostisega osakestest kusjuures esmaselt moodustuv vedelfaas peab tardolekus materjalis lahustuma (vt vedelfaaspaagutus), a sintering cycle characterized by the formation and disappearance of a liquid phase during heating; the initial compact has at least two different chemistries and the first liquid must be soluble in the remaining solid (see: liquid phase sintering)