Abstract
Isostatic cold pressing is a technique which is becoming of increasing importance in the powder metallurgy and ceramic industries and is beginning to find applications in other fields such as the chemical and plastic industries.
During the last few years, A.W.R.E. has developed process facilities to produce high density compacts in a variety of materials. Descriptions of the range of cold presses and their operating procedures are given together with details of tooling, rubber bag design, and some materials pressed to date.
Some discussion is also given of the employment of immersed dies within the press chamber which, for example in sheet metal forming, yield more accurate results than are obtained by conventional hydroforming.
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