Watch Jim Shipley explore how Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) enable the production of lightweight, high-performance aerospace heat exchangers with superior durability and efficiency.
With Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), manufacturers can create complex, lightweight structures with high surface areas for improved heat transfer, leading to fuel savings or increased payload capacity. However, thin-walled AM components often face challenges such as porosity, cracks, trapped powder, and distortion, which can impact performance.
Discover how HIP and High Pressure Heat Treatment (HPHT™) address these challenges by eliminating defects, enhancing fatigue life, improving mechanical properties, and ensuring superior dimensional tolerances.
Finally, see how post-HIP surface processing further enhances fatigue resistance and overall robustness, making PBF + HIP + surface treatments a powerful, industrialized solution for manufacturing durable, high-efficiency aerospace heat exchangers.
