Advanced Powder Metallurgy Techniques
Beryllium Handling and Hazardous Materials Preparation
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A suite containing two nanoenclosures housing an 1800C furnace, a Labconco high volume fume hood, and two inert atmosphere gloveboxes enables hazardous materials processing and full compliance with Beryllium OSHA standards.
Mechanical Alloying
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Two ball milling instruments, a Retsch PM100 planetary ball mill and EMAX high energy ball mill enables mechanical alloying and atomic and microstructural refinement of metallic powders, producing powder materials with equilibrium and/or metastable configurations yielding unique properties.
Direct Current/Field Assisted Sintering
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A Sinterland LABOX-3010KF Field Assisted Sintering System enables high temperature consolidation of powders to produce fully-dense, bulk components while retaining or enhancing their structural characteristics.
Annealing, Hot and Cold Working
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An IRM 2360H rolling mill may be utilized for cold rolling or hot rolling up to 300C, while a suite of furnaces enables annealing in vacuum or selective gaseous environments up to 1600C.