Hot Explosive Pressing

of High Strength and Superhard Materials

by

R. Prmmer, Germany
and

K. Hokamoto, Japan

EPNM-2008
May 5-9, 2008. Lisse

Why Hot Expl. Pressing?

HIP

CEP

HEP

Hot Isost.Press

Cold Expl.Press

Hot Expl. Press.

Pressure

limited

unlimited

unlimited

Duration

long

short

short

several microsec.

several microsec.

Diffusion

high

limited

high

Plastic
deformation

low

medium

high

Melting,leading
to welding

no

locally

very high

HEP
Udimet 700
Ni-base Superalloy

Composition of several Nickel based Superalloys

Atomization of Udimet 700 - Powder

Density of Sample after HEP of Udimet 700- Powder

Hardness of Samples vs. Temperature of HEP

Micrograph of Sample showing surface melting

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10

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Strength of Sample vs. Temperature of HEP

HEP
Diamond Powder,
4-8 um grain size

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Principle of Set-up for HEP

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Set-up for HEP

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Sample Set -up

High pressure due to mach stem and end plug

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Sample, longitudinally cut open

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Micrograph of polished Surface of Diamond Compact

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Scanning Electron Micrograph

of Fracture Surface
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Compact
1100 o C
As-received

X-ray Diffraction Pattern of Diamond Powder and Compact

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as delivered: black, after heat treatment: blue; compacted: red

7-1
cos
sin(
//). 10
710
(m (m
) -1)

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(c) Compact

Slope;
Lattice strain

(b) 1100oC

(a) As-received

.1010
10 (m
sin(/sin
) /10
(m-1-1))
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Hall-Williamson Plot of Diamond Powder and Compact

Conclusions
The effects of the use of hot explosive
pressing are demonstrated at the present
investigation for Udimet 700 and diamond
powders.
Surface melting and softening the powders
improves the condition of compaction, and
the compacts recovered show improved
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mechanical properties and the crystalline