{"id":45186,"date":"2025-09-16T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=45186"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:45:04","slug":"clean-hip-processing-quintus-purus-solves-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/news\/clean-hip-processing-quintus-purus-solves-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean HIP processing: Why it matters and how Quintus Purus\u00ae solves the challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45186\" class=\"elementor elementor-45186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-e5a95b0{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-e5a95b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5a95b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d6dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d6dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember52\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">In high-performance part manufacturing, achieving clean and oxidation-free surfaces after heat treatment can often be crucial for the intended application. <a href=\"https:\/\/quintustechnologies.com\/products\/material-densification\/hot-isostatic-presses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)<\/a>, widely used to densify materials like Ni-based superalloys, titanium, tool steels, and advanced ceramics, often faces challenges with surface oxidation due to the high oxygen affinity of many of the critical materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-f425d64{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-f425d64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f425d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80aeaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80aeaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge of surface oxidation <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2b14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2b14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surface oxidation occurs when metal parts are exposed to oxygen species at high temperatures during the HIP process. This leads to discoloration, formation of oxide layers or oxygen-stabilized surface layers such as the brittle alpha case on titanium alloys. It is particularly problematic for intricate structures such as trabecular surfaces on medical implants designed for bone integration, or complex aerospace components with internal cooling or media channels. Their surface integrity can significantly impact the mechanical reliability and overall performance of the component.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9f309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d9f309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<webien-image class=\" has-thumb ratio-original\">\r\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.webien.cloud\/pixel.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/parts-with-watermarks-1-hip-implant.png\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/parts-with-watermarks-1-hip-implant.png\" data-optimize=\"1\" data-useoriginal=\"0\" data-ratio=\"none\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-focus=\"attention\" class=\"main lazyload\" title=\"Medical implants\" alt=\"3D printed Ti6Al4V acetabular cup with delicate trabecular surface structure prone to alpha-case embrittlement\" \/>\r\n\t\r\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/wrooom.webien.io\/eyJpbWFnZVVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY24ucXVpbnR1c3RlY2hub2xvZ2llcy5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYvMDMvcGFydHMtd2l0aC13YXRlcm1hcmtzLTEtaGlwLWltcGxhbnQucG5nIiwicHVibGljS2V5Ijoibm9LZXkiLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjE1MCwiaGVpZ2h0IjoxNTAsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsInBvc2l0aW9uIjoiYXR0ZW50aW9uIiwid2l0aG91dEVubGFyZ2VtZW50Ijp0cnVlfSwiYmx1ciI6M319\" class=\"thumb\" \/>\r\n\t<\/webien-image>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">3D printed Ti6Al4V acetabular cup with delicate trabecular surface structure prone to alpha-case embrittlement<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-9184e5f{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-9184e5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9184e5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f2688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94f2688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quintus Purus\u00ae\u2014Enabling clean HIP processing <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b75fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b75fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember60\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Addressing these issues, Quintus Technologies developed <a href=\"https:\/\/quintustechnologies.com\/products\/material-densification\/hot-isostatic-presses\/high-pressure-heat-treatment\/quintus-purus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quintus Purus<\/a>, a comprehensive approach designed to ensure cleaner and more reliable HIP processes. Quintus Purus combines advanced equipment capabilities with best practices to achieve a clean HIP atmosphere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-5a4a916{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-5a4a916 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a4a916\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefdfad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fefdfad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding the causes <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9620e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d9620e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember60\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Several factors can contribute to unwanted oxidation:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6baea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6baea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure 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src=\"https:\/\/wrooom.webien.io\/eyJpbWFnZVVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY24ucXVpbnR1c3RlY2hub2xvZ2llcy5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUvMDkvbm9ybWFsLWhpcC1hdG1vc3BoZXJlLTIuanBnIiwicHVibGljS2V5Ijoibm9LZXkiLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjE1MCwiaGVpZ2h0IjoxNTAsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSIsInBvc2l0aW9uIjoiYXR0ZW50aW9uIiwid2l0aG91dEVubGFyZ2VtZW50Ijp0cnVlfSwiYmx1ciI6MTJ9fQ==\" class=\"thumb\" \/>\r\n\t<\/webien-image>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8da97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c8da97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Gas Purity<\/strong>: Standard purity gases might contain oxygen contaminants, enough to cause oxidation under high-pressure conditions.<\/li><li><strong>Water Vapour<\/strong>: Water molecules adsorbed onto surfaces can desorb during heating, leading to oxidation reactions.<\/li><li><strong>Equipment and Handling<\/strong>: Residual contaminants from equipment or improperly dried parts can introduce oxygen species into the HIP environment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-997443e{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-997443e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"997443e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c9013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5c9013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Solutions and innovations <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a80ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a80ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quintus Purus tackles these issues by offering the necessary tools needed to keep the HIP atmosphere clean enough to limit or even fully avoid these issues. These tools include, e.g.,<\/p><ul><li>A fully automated system for vessel bakeout<\/li><li>Customer bespoke oxygen gettering equipment<\/li><li>Education and training in root cause and avoidance<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-a7664e9{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-a7664e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7664e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a082e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79a082e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proven results <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13347ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13347ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember68\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">The implementation of Quintus Purus technology has demonstrated repeatable and consistent results, significantly reducing oxidation. Surfaces of components processed using Quintus Purus exhibit minimal or no oxidation, which is particularly important for medical-grade titanium alloys, as this can only be achieved in vacuum furnaces at 10\u207b\u2075 mbar. This breakthrough ensures that manufacturers no longer need to wrap components in getter foil or conduct extensive post-process machining or chemical treatments, saving both time and costs.<\/p><p id=\"ember69\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Read our reference case: <a class=\"LzOggbcGDJzwAinOcasNavZGXtBXczaKvq \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/quintustechnologies.com\/knowledge-center\/paragon-medical-am-quintus-care-purus\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Customer stories | Paragon Medical<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n                .elementor-element-f7076a6{\n                --padding-top: var(--webien-padding-top-default);\n                --padding-right: var(--webien-padding-right-default);\n                --padding-bottom: var(--webien-padding-bottom-default);\n                --padding-left: var(--webien-padding-left-default);\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"webien-container-padding-default elementor-element elementor-element-f7076a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7076a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e82ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00e82ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5e908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5e908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"ember71\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Surface oxidation poses a significant challenge during HIP processing, particularly for sensitive materials. Addressing this issue requires not only maintaining a clean HIP environment but also implementing a solution that is both reliable and repeatable. Quintus Purus\u00ae offers manufacturers proven technologies that deliver consistently clean, oxide and alpha-case-free surfaces, enhancing component performance and improving overall manufacturing efficiency.<\/p><p id=\"ember72\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">Learn more about how to avoid surface oxidation during HIP by watching the <a class=\"LzOggbcGDJzwAinOcasNavZGXtBXczaKvq \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/quintustechnologies.com\/knowledge-center\/quintus-purus-clean-hip-processing\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Webinar | Quintus Purus\u00ae Clean HIP Processing <\/a>with <a id=\"ember73\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anders-magnusson-46081421\/\">Anders Magnusson<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news-content-type":[652],"knowledge-center_industry":[94,162,126,189,188],"knowledge-center_topic":[112],"class_list":["post-45186","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-content-type-articles-insights","knowledge-center_industry-aerospace","knowledge-center_industry-defence","knowledge-center_industry-medical","knowledge-center_industry-service-providers","knowledge-center_industry-space","knowledge-center_topic-material-densification"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/45186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/45186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45197,"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/45186\/revisions\/45197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-content-type?post=45186"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge-center_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-center_industry?post=45186"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge-center_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cn.quintustechnologies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-center_topic?post=45186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}