The isostatic press utilized may be a hot isostatic press (HIP) or cold isostatic press (CIP) or any other isostatic press process.

The isostatic press may be a hot isostatic press (HIP) or a cold isostatic press (CIP) or any other isostatic press process.

For long bushes isostatic presses are preferably also used.

The deep sea provides the necessary high pressure for the isopressing.

It is preferable that a hot isostatic pressing operation be performed after the diffusion sintering.

The article (52) surrounded by the skin (54) is then subjected to hot isostatic pressing to densify the article; the skin (54), which serves as the 'can' for the hot isostatic pressing, may or may not be removed from the article (52), as desired.

Also disclosed are methods of forming the composite electrical conductor, including hot isostatic pressing.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the powder is compacted by cold-isostatic pressing.

Hg,Tl-based superconductors are produced by HIPping.

Consolidation of the powder by press/sintering, hot pressing, and/or HIP is used to make discs, slabs, or plates, which are used as sputtering targets.

The body may have a porosity of not greater than 8 % prior to hot isostatic pressing (HIP).

To this end, an annular blank is produced by the hot-isostatic pressing process with dimensions predetermined by the hot-isostatic pressing plant.

The crystallographic twins created during this process further inhibit grain growth during hot isostatic pressing.

Said method uses a CIP-and-sintering method, which has a forming step using cold hydrostatic pressing and a sintering step.

The invention relates to a pressing apparatus and a corresponding pressing method for isostatically pressing a member (8) made of a powdered and/or granular material (3).