Materials Modification Inc. has developed and patented a novel powder consolidation technique. This process is the result of several years of research in the area of powder consolidation, primarily in the area of submicron and nanomaterials. The advantages of the SPS-P2C technique are

  • Reduced processing temperatures,
  • Significant reduction in the consolidation time, (minutes versus hours).
  • Lower oxygen content in the final part,
  • Higher density,
  • Does not need precompaction or the use of canning devices,
  • Absence of sintering aids and additives

The SPS-P2C process can be applied to all kinds of metals, intermetallics, and quasi–ceramics. SPS-P2C machines are designed based on the desired sample size, shape and the type of material. MMI also offers to consolidate powders for customers on a for-fee basis. In addition the SPS-P2C machine can be used to reactively synthesize and form near net shaped parts or can be used to reactively join selected dissimilar materials.

Another major advantage of the SPS-P2C setup is that it can be used very successfully on micron sized powders as an alternative to Hip’ing or hot pressing.

The typical shapes that can be produced using this machine can range from cylinders to hollow tubes and circular/curved plates. We can also provide the above shapes in a range of sizes.

Publications

  1. Microhardness and microstructural characteristics of bulk molybdenum samples obtained by consolidating nanopowders by plasma pressure compaction
  2. Microstructure and hardness of molybdenum powders consolidated by plasma pressure compaction
  3. Influence of consolidation parameters on the microstructure and hardness of bulk copper samples made from nanopowders
  4. A study of microstructure and hardness of bulk copper sample obtained by consolidating nanocrystalline powders using plasma pressure compaction
  5. Consolidation and High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of Nanocrystalline Tantalum Powder
  6. An investigation of the influence of powder particle size on microstructure and hardness of bulk samples of tungsten carbide
  7. The quasi static fracture behavior of bulk Al-Cr-Fe alloy made by consolidating micron- and nano-sized powders
  8. Rapid Consolidation of Gamma-TiAl Intermetallics via Plasma Pressure Compaction
  9. The Sintering and Densification Behavior of an Iron Nanopowder Characterized by Comparative Methods
  10. Characterization of rapidly consolidated gamma-TiAl
  11. Microstructure and mechanical properties of consolidated gamma titanium aluminides
  12. Influence of TiB2 content on microstructure and hardness of TiB2–B4C composite
  13. Influence of size of nanoparticles and plasma pressure compaction on microstructural development and hardness of bulk tungsten samples
  14. Scratch-induced microplasticity and microcracking in zirconium diboride–silicon carbide composite