Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP'ing) is one of several processes used for consolidating porous materials (such as metal powders) to high density. The equations describing the HIP'ing system dynamics are immensely complicated and highly nonlinear, thus complicating any controller design for the system. Further complications arise due to the fact that one of the system's states, grain size, cannot be...

In this study, a multi-material NiTi-PEEK cellular structured solution was designed, produced and characterized targeting orthopedic applications. For that purpose, Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technique used to produce NiTi structures with different open-cell sizes wall thicknesses. Hot Pressing (HP) introduce PEEK in the open-cells of obtain components. Morphological characterization showed ...