Cost effective Hot Isostatic Pressing – A cost calculation study for AM parts

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) is widely used today to eliminate internal defects in additive manufactured material. The HIP process will improve the ductility and especially the fatigue properties of the material.

A great deal of developments has been made on HIP equipment within the last few years allowing the equipment to be more versatile, easy to use, and most importantly, safe and cost effective. With the possibility to perform rapid cooling in today’s HIP systems, conventional heat treatment steps for microstructure modification can be incorporated into the HIP cycle to make a more cost-effective process. This presentation will focus on the cost effectiveness of a modern HIP unit where a cost calculation study has been made on an AM part production case. The effects of HIP:ing for AM material will also be explained.