Hot isostatic pressing canister
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorWilliam TULLOCH
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Abstract
A canister for hot isostatic pressing is disclosed including a body arranged to define a cavity for containing a powder arranged to be subjected to hot isostatic pressing; and an opening defined in the body through which a powder can be inserted into the body, and the opening being closeable so as to seal the canister for hot isostatic pressing; wherein the body comprises a weakened area, the weakened area defining a part of the body which is designed to dissolve in acid faster than the rest of the body.
Claims14
A canister for hot isostatic pressing, the canister comprising:
- a body arranged to define a cavity for containing a powder arranged to be subjected to hot isostatic pressing;
- and
- an opening defined in the body through which a powder can be inserted into the body, and the opening being closeable so as to seal the canister for hot isostatic pressing;
- wherein the body comprises a weakened area, the weakened area defining a part of the body which is designed to dissolve in acid faster than the rest of the body.
A method of producing a canister suitable for hot isostatic pressing, the method comprising:
- constructing a canister by forming a body defining a cavity;
- and
- weakening an area of the body such that the weakened area will dissolve in acid faster than the rest of the body.
A method for hot isostatic pressing a powdered material, the method comprising:
- disposing at least one powdered material in a canister, wherein the canister comprises:
- a body arranged to define a cavity for containing the powdered material, and the body comprising a weakened area, the weakened area defining a part of the body which is designed to dissolve in acid faster than the rest of the body;
- and
- an opening defined in the body through which the powder can be inserted into the body, and the opening being closeable so as to seal the canister for hot isostatic pressing;
- evacuating at least a portion of air from the canister through the fill stem;
- hermetically sealing the canister;
- and
- hot isostatically pressing the canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.