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Heat Treatment of Metals and Ceramics

Heat Treatment of Metals and Ceramics

Product catalog summary

Overview: This document provides detailed information on heat treatment solutions for additive manufacturing and powder injection molding processes, focusing on metals and ceramics. It covers various technologies and equipment used in these processes, including specifications and advantages.

1. Heat Treatment Technologies:

Powder Bed and Inkjet Head 3D-Printing: Utilizes powder bed fusion and binder jetting techniques.
Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) & Selective Laser Melting (SLM): Involves laser-based methods for metal part production.
Ceramic and Metal Injection Molding (CIM & MIM): Techniques for shaping ceramics and metals using molds.
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) & Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM): Material extrusion methods for creating parts layer by layer.
Digital Light Processing (DLP) & Stereo Lithography (SLA): Photopolymerization techniques for precise part creation.

2. Equipment and Specifications:

Hot Wall Inert Gas Retort Furnaces: Used for stress relieving laser sintered metal parts, capable of temperatures up to 1200 °C with inert or reactive gas atmospheres.
Cold Wall Vacuum Chamber Furnaces: Suitable for debinding and sintering metal parts, offering high temperature uniformity and vacuum capabilities.
Tube Furnaces: Versatile for both metals and ceramics, supporting temperatures up to 1800 °C under various atmospheres.
High Temperature Chamber Furnaces: Designed for ceramic parts, operating up to 1800 °C with high temperature uniformity.
Inert Gas Debinding Furnaces: For thermal and catalytic debinding processes, ensuring safe and controlled environments.
Forced Convection Ovens: Used for drying parts post-debinding, with options for compliance to specific standards.

3. Applications and Advantages:

Applicable across various additive manufacturing techniques such as SLM, DMLS, SLA, FDM, and more.
Offers solutions for both metals and ceramics, ensuring high temperature uniformity and controlled atmospheres.
Supports process development with a range of furnace models and configurations.

4. Additional Services:

Verder Scientific provides complementary services including particle size analysis, elemental analysis, and hardness testing to support additive manufacturing processes.

Catalog excerpts

Heat Treatment of Metals and Ceramics SOLUTIONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING & POWDER INJECTION MOLDING _Powder Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) _Selective _Stereo

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CARBOLITE Stress relieving of laser sintered parts with hot wall inert gas retort furnaces APPLICABLE FOR METALS Selective Laser Melting (SLM) Direct Laser Metal Sintering (DMLS) and many others Advantages • Stress relieving of laser printed metal parts • Up to 700°C (HTMA) • Up to 1200°C (GPCMA) • Reactive gas atmosphere > 800°C (hydrogen) • Inert gas atmosphere (argon or nitrogen) • Highest temperature uniformity • Oxygen content can be reduced to 30 ppm • Optional compliance to AMS2750E Nadcap Dimensions: Internal retort H x W x D [mm] For details please refer to our catalogues or enquire...

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Material Extrusion (FFF/FDM) Stereo Lithography (SLA) Digital Light Processing (DLP) Binder Jetting and many others Debinding and sintering of metal parts Up to 1450 °C (higher available) Inert gas atmosphere (argon or nitrogen) Highest temperature uniformity Reactive gas atmosphere (e.g. 100 % hydrogen for 316L) High vacuum (e.g. turbo pumps for titanium) Remaining binder (backbone binder) removal Dimensions: Internal retort 0 x H [mm] For details please refer to our catalogues or enquire directly www.carbolite-gero.com | Leading Heat Technology

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CARBOLITE Process development for multiple applications with tube furnaces APPLICABLE FOR METALS & CERAMICS Carbolite Gero HTRV 18/100/500 Stereo Lithography (SLA) Selective Laser Melting (SLM) Digital Light Processing (DLP) Material Extrusion (FFF / FDM) Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) Binder Jetting and many others Advantages • Debinding and sintering of metal or ceramic parts • Various sizes and temperatures available • Various tube materials available (e.g. quartz glass, mullite, RCA) • Up to 1500°C under vacuum • Up to 1800 °C under inert gas or hydrogen • Very small footprint £ •...

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Heat treatment of ceramics with high temperature chamber furnaces APPLICABLE FOR CERAMICS Material Extrusion (FFF / FDM) Stereo Lithography (SLA) Digital Light Processing (DLP) Binder Jetting and many others Advantages • Debinding and sintering of ceramic parts • Works on air • Very small footprint • Up to 1800 on air °C • Highest temperature uniformity • Remaining binder (backbone binder) removal Selection of available high temperature chamber furnaces Model For details please refer to our catalogues or enquire directly

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Catalytic or thermal debinding with inert gas furnaces CARBOLITE APPLICABLE FOR k METALS & CERAMICS Material Extrusion (FFF / FDM) Stereo Lithography (SLA) Digital Light Processing (DLP) Binder Jetting and many others Advantages • Thermal debinding up to 1100°C (GLO range) • Catalytic debinding up to 150°C (EBO range) • Inert gas control • Safe afterburner combustion • Nitric acid control for catalytic debinding For details please refer to our catalogues or enquire directly Leading Heat Technology | www.carbolite-gero.com

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Carbolite Gero PF" with moisture extract APPLICABLE FOR METALS & CERAMICS Thermal or Catalytic Binder Feedstock and many others Advantages • Removal of water or organic solvents • 300°C as standard (higher available) • Forced convection for highest uniformity • Works on air • Exhaust fans • Optional compliance to DIN EN 1539 for solvents • Optional compliance to AMS2750E Nadcap For details please refer to our catalogues or enquire directly www.carbolite-gero.com | Leading Heat Technology

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Particle size and shape analysis, elemental analysis, heat treatment, microstructural analysis and hardness testing: the VERDER SCIENTIFIC companies offer innovative, efficient solutions for your additive manufacturing or powder injection molding process - combined with expert advice and support service worldwide. Machines for cutting, mounting, polishing and etching for surface preparation as prerequisite for reliable microstructural analysis. Particle size and shape characterization by Dynamic Image Analysis. Furnaces for heat treatment, debinding and sintering under air, inert gas, reactive...

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Heat Treatment of Metals and Ceramics

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