Description
The Type HP D 25 is our smallest FAST/SPS furnace. The ability to make samples with <10 g of powder makes it ideal for research and development investigations to optimise processing conditions and microstructural evolution at the laboratory scale.
Uses / Applications
FAST/SPS processing can consolidate a wide-range of metallic, ceramic, and functional materials. In general, the ability to utilise lower processing temperatures and/or shorter processing times allows the production of unique properties compared to conventional powder metallurgy sintering techniques, which make FAST/SPS attractive across a vast range of uses and applications.
Examples include:
- Sintered nanomaterial without significant grain growth
- Functionally graded materials
- Multi-material composite materials
- Innovative carbide metals
- Metal alloys (Ti, Ni, Al, Cu, Fe, W, V, etc)
- Intermetallic compounds
- Structural and functional ceramics
- Diffusion bonded materials
Specification
- Component size from 20 mm diameter to 80 mm diameter
- Maximum working temperature of 2200°C, with temperature measurement and control via axial/radial pyrometers and/or flexible thermocouples
- Heating rates of up to 300 K/min (depending on tool size and material)
- Fully programmable and customisbale sintering cycles
- Comprehensive software for data recording and evaluation of all sintering parameters
- Vacuum level of 0.05 mbar or furnace atmosphere of Ar / N2
- Servo-hydraulic force control up to 250 kN, and measurement of displacement and densification rate
- Maximum applied voltage, current, and power of 8 V, 8 kA, and 60 kW
