By California Nanotechnologies Corporation
SPS (aka FAST or Field Assisted Sintering Technology) allows for the rapid application of temperature and pressure via high-density pulsed current within a controlled atmosphere. SPS is the ideal consolidation and bonding method for all of your materials including metals, refractory alloys, nanomaterials, ultra-high temp ceramics, and more. The team here at Cal Nano has over a decade of SPS experience sintering tens of thousands of samples with a wide variety of materials. Cal Nano SPS/FAST Toll Services: - Collaborative R&D, prototyping and pilot-scale production services are available - High-quality customer service & quick turnaround times - Customers can provide powder or it can be sourced by Cal Nano - Sintering available in sizes from ranging from 5 mm to 450 mm OD! Cal Nano offers an array of unique capabilities for sintering or bonding your materials. - Sinter or bond your materials in minutes while minimizing grain growth and retaining complex microstructure - Most powders can be densified to 99%+ - Rapid iteration testing of your materials - cycles can be completed in as a few minutes - Multiple inert atmosphere glove boxes for safe and effective powder handling - Controlled densification to create porous samples is also possible - Bonding of similar and dissimilar materials - Near net-shape sintering R&D Lab Scale SPS system - Max Temperature - 2500 C - Max Force - 50 kN (5 ton) - Max Amperage - 1,500 Amps - Max sample size - 1" OD x 1" tall (depending on temperature required) - Automated chamber & vacuum systems - Inert & forming gas atmosphere capability - Manual & automatic cycles Pilot Scale SPS system - Max Temperature - 2500 C - Max Force - 1000 kN (100 ton) - Max Amperage - 10,000 Amps - Max sample size - 6" OD x 4" tall (depending on temperature required) - Automated chamber & vacuum systems - Inert & forming gas atmosphere capability - Manual & automatic cycles Production Scale SPS system - Max Temperature - 2500 C - Max Force - 5000 kN (500 ton) - Max Amperage - 85,000 Amps - Max sample size - 17" OD x 6" tall (depending on temperature required) - Automated chamber & vacuum systems - Inert & forming gas atmosphere capability - Manual & automatic cycles Field Assisted Sintering can be used to consolidate nearly any powdered material you can think of. Here are some but not all of the materials/applications: - Batteries - soft & permanent magnets (Nd, FeN, etc.. material) - Semiconductors - Fine Ceramics - Thermoelectrics - Functionally Graded Materials - Electronics - Nanophases - Hard Alloy Tools - Diamond Tools - Biomaterials - Porous Materials - Molds and Dies
