| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/M507672/1 |
| Title: |
Series production of Lightweight parts by Isostatic pressing of Metal powders to give Material and Energy Reduction (SLIMMER) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Essa, Professor K |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
Technology Programme |
| Starts: |
01 June 2015 |
Ends: |
31 May 2018 |
Value (£): |
97,410
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| Manufacturing Machine & Plant |
Materials Processing |
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A novel, sequential, net-shape process will be developed to enable complex, light-weight components to be created with minimum waste capable of supporting a wide range of production volumes. Metal powders are encapsulated in a complex-geometry reusable rubber tool and isostatically pressed. The resulting compacts are fully densified using a novel hot isostatic pressing (HIP) method that enables the densification of multiple green compacts into full density. Key innovations include novel tooling method to produce partially consolidated complex compacts and novel processing route to simultaneously consolidate multiple components to full density.
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http://www.bham.ac.uk |