Language Home Careers Services Markets News and media Investors Corporate responsibility About us Technical glossary Contact Locations Heat treatment Metal joining Surface technology Hot isostatic pressing HIP product fabrication HIP cladding HIP brazing Powder metallurgy - Near net shape Powder metallurgy - Selective surface net shape Powder metallurgy - Simple shape Isostatic pressing services HIP supporting services HIP product fabrication Imagine a component with no weaknesses, no cracks due to welding, optimised weight and material properties, and a superior lifetime – all achievable by metal powder processing without expensive machining and deliverable in weeks rather than months. Bodycote is able to provide these benefits to customers through powder metallurgy (PM) via HIP product fabrication. Bodycote’s Powdermet® technology encompasses both powder metallurgy and diffusion bonding, either separately or as part of the same manufacturing process. Powders are HIPed in the solid state to form fully dense material with superior physical properties versus traditional PM or forging production. This is accomplished by either encapsulating powder in a complex-shaped sheet metal canister to achieve a post-HIP near net shape (HIP PM NNS), using the same technique modified to allow selected surfaces to be net shape, or manufacturing a simply shaped preform as starting material for further fabrication steps. HIP enables dissimilar materials, either in powder or solid form, to become fused on an atomic level, known as diffusion bonding or cladding. This bonding process is ideal in powder metallurgy for selective placement of premium materials on more economical substrates and for high temperature applications where adhesives cannot be used. Bodycote provides the design, modeling, engineering and quality assurance expertise to support its customers’ needs for powder metallurgy HIP product fabrication. Learn more by clicking here to view our 'HIP Product Fabrication' presentation. Powdermet® a registered trademark owned by Bodycote. HIP cladding Diffusion bonding of solid to solid or solid to powder metallurgy material to create a bi-metallic object with premium material properties on selective surfaces by encapsulation and hot isostatic pressing. HIP brazing HIP-assisted brazing is the joining of two dissimilar materials during the HIP process with the use of a brazing interlayer. Powder metallurgy - Near net shape Production of powder metallurgy (PM) near-net shape (NNS) components by hot isostatically pressed (HIPed) metal or composite powders. Powder metallurgy - Selective surface net shape Manufacture of powder metallurgy (PM) components with selected net shape surface(s) designed to meet customers’ specific needs and minimise finish machining operations. Powder metallurgy - Simple shape Production of powder metallurgy (PM) simple shape components by hot isostatically pressed (HIPed) metal, polymer, ceramic or composite powders. PM HIP simple shapes also encompass HIP cladding. Print page Email page Share it Legal Privacy Accessibility Site map Alerts Company registration Copyright