Hot isostatic pressing container with enhanced directional consolidation
The present application provides a container for use in manufacturing a metal billet from a metal powder in a hot isostatic pressing process. The container may include a top, a bottom, a wall extending between the top and the bottom, an enhanced directional consolidation feature in the wall, and a sleeve positioned about the enhanced directional consolidation feature.
1. A container for use in manufacturing a metal billet from a metal powder in a hot isostatic pressing process, comprising:
a top;
a bottom;
a wall extending between the top and the bottom;
the wall comprising an enhanced directional consolidation feature; and
a sleeve positioned about the enhanced directional consolidation feature;
wherein the wall and the sleeve are positioned about the metal powder for deformation and shrinkage therewith.
2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the enhanced directional consolidation feature comprises a bellows.
3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the bellows comprises a plurality of crest portions and a plurality of root portions separated by flank portions.
4. The container of claim 2 , wherein the sleeve comprises one or more sleeves positioned about the bellows.
5. The container of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sleeves comprise one or more internal sleeves.
6. The container of claim 5 , wherein the one or more internal sleeves comprises an upper internal sleeve and a lower internal sleeve.
7. The container of claim 6 , wherein the upper internal sleeve and the lower internal sleeve overlap.
8. The container of claim 2 , wherein the bellows is disposed between an upper wall portion and a lower wall portion of the wall.
9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the bellows is attached to the wall at a middle wall portion of the lower wall portion.
10. The container of claim 8 , wherein the sleeve comprises an internal sleeve positioned about the bellows.
11. The container of claim 10 , wherein the internal sleeve overlaps the lower wall portion.
12. The container of claim 4 , wherein the one or more sleeves comprise one or more external sleeves.
13. The container of claim 12 , wherein the one or more external sleeves comprise an upper external sleeve and a lower external sleeve.
14. The container of claim 13 , wherein the upper external sleeve and the lower external sleeve overlap.
15. A container for use in manufacturing a metal billet from a metal powder in a hot isostatic pressing process, comprising:
a top;
a bottom;
a wall extending between the top and the bottom;
the wall comprising a bellows; and
one or more sleeves positioned about the bellows;
wherein the wall, the bellows, and the one or more sleeves are positioned about the metal powder for deformation and shrinkage therewith.
16. The container of claim 15 , wherein the bellows is disposed between an upper wall portion and a lower wall portion of the wall.
17. The container of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sleeves comprise one or more internal sleeves.
18. The container of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sleeves comprise one or more external sleeves.
19. The container of claim 15 , further comprising two sleeves and wherein the two sleeves overlap.