Nanotechnology P2C
Spark Plasma Sintering Equipment
MMI has developed and patented a novel powder consolidation technique, with P2C machines designed based on the desired sample size, shape, and type of material.
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.
MMI also offers to consolidate powders for customers on a for-fee basis. The P2C machine can be used to reactively synthesize and form near net shaped parts or to reactively join selected dissimilar materials.
Typical shapes produced can range from cylinders to hollow tubes and circular plates, in a range of sizes.
Advantages
- Reduced processing temperatures
- Significant reduction in 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
- Can be applied to metals, intermetallics, and quasiceramics
- Successful on micron sized powders as an alternative to HIP or hot pressing