Mechanical Processing and Heat Treatment Lab

Facilities include:

• Hydrostatic extrusion press (0.625" and 1.25" diameter) with pressure to 300,000 psi
• Billet welding and sealing, swaging, wire drawing and heat treatment facilities providing a complete in-house strand fabrication facility
• Glove boxes for billet assembly and powder handling

A wide range of furnaces are available for heat treating in air, vacuum and special atmospheres, for example pure O₂.

• Cold (CIP - 60,000 psi) and hot (HIP - 2000°C and 30,000 psi) isostatic presses

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• Hydrostatic extrusion press. Hydrostatic extrusion press.
• Isostatic presses. Isostatic presses.
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