Effect of Phase Transformation on Densification During Hot Isostatic Pressing

Densification of mixed phases which undergo phase transformation at elevated temperatures during hot isostatic pressing is described. The effect of the phase transformation on the densification process is shown relative to the densification characteristics of the major phase component of the mixed system. The densification of a mixed phase system undergoing phase transformation is compared using the mechanism maps for hot isostatic pressing of the single phase material. Densification of mixed phase systems undergoing phase transformation, such as homogenization with Kirkendall Effect, is considerably slower than its constituent single phase material. The tendency to generate Kirkendall pores due to homogenization of chemically different materials opposes the normal densification process, thus slowing down the densification process.