Description
The Type HP D250/C FAST/SPS furnace is ideal to investigate the scale-up of this technology to industrially relevant component dimensions across a variety of sectors. The secondary cooling chamber (unique within the UK) facilitates semi-continuous processing to demonstrate the potential economic benefits of increased throughput production.
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 80 mm diameter to 300 mm diameter
- Additional cooling chamber for semi-continuous operation to investigate industrial applications
- 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 customisable 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 2500 kN, and measurement of displacement and densification rate
- Maximum applied voltage, current, and power of 8 V, 48 kA, and 360 kW
