100% of theoretical density

• Longer life time
• Predictive life time
• Lighter and/or low weight designs

Improved material properties

• Increased mechanical properties e.g. fatigue, wear, abrasion and ductility
• Reduced property scatter
• Stress relief of AM parts

More efficient production vs. traditional manufacturing

• AM combined with HIP can reduce energy use up to 50%
• AM combined with HIP can reduce material costs up to 90%

HIP is expanding into new applications such as:

• Automotive and Aerospace
• HIPing of large volumes
• Material heat treatment by quenching
• Stress relief by temperature and pressure
• Metal injection molded parts

Controlled cooling rates up to 3,000°C/min can be achieved by combining possibilities of pressure and temperature control that the URQ can offer:

• Heat treatment steps can be included into the HIP cycle
• Shortened lead time
• Process steps, like stress relief, can be removed from the usual process route to increase productivity and lower cost/kg

Benefits compared to conventional heat treatment methods:

• Programmable temperature distribution with good accuracy
• No distortion due to reduced thermal stresses
• No cleaning or drying of parts after quenching
• Reduced cracking

New and unique materials can be achieved

• Material optimization
• Improved fatigue and ductility
• Non-castable alloy compositions

Common applications include

• Defect healing of AM parts
• Consolidation of powder metal and ceramic parts
• Diffusion bonding