Isostatic pressure spark plasma sintering (ip-sps) net shaping of components using nanostructured materials
AssigneesThe Regents of the University of California, National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
InventorsEnrique J. LAVERNIA, Baolong ZHENG, Yizhang ZHOU, Todd MONSON
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Abstract
A method of forming a consolidated component having a complex shape includes providing a first component having a first shape similar to the complex shape. The method further includes placing the first component in a chamber and surrounding the first component with a medium. The method further includes applying pressure and at least one of heat or electricity into the chamber to process the first component to form a consolidated component having the complex shape.
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A method of forming a consolidated component having a complex shape, the method comprising:
- providing a first component having a first shape similar to the complex shape;
- placing the first component in a chamber and surrounding the first component with a medium;
- and
- applying pressure and at least one of heat or electricity into the chamber to process the first component to form a consolidated component having the complex shape.
A method of forming a consolidated component, the method comprising:
- providing a first component having a first shape that corresponds to a desired shape of a finished component;
- placing the first component in a chamber and surrounding the first component with a powder or particle medium;
- and
- applying uniaxial pressure and at least one of heat or electricity into the chamber to process the first component to form a consolidated component having the complex shape, such that the powder or particle medium converts the uniaxial pressure into at least one of isostatic pressure or quasi-isostatic pressure that is applied by the medium to the first component.
A system for forming a consolidated component, the system comprising:
- a powder or particle medium configured to function as a medium;
- a chamber configured to receive a first component and the powder or particle medium such that the powder or particle medium surrounds the first preformed component;
- a pressure source configured to apply pressure to the chamber;
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- at least one of a heat source or an electricity source configured to apply at least one of heat or electricity, respectively, to the chamber such that the pressure and the at least one of the heat or electricity is applied simultaneously to the first component via the medium to consolidate the first component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.