Abstract
High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) equipment is used for commercially produce synthetic diamond and other polycrystalline products. The common denominator for almost all high-pressure systems is to use capsules where a powder material encloses the core material. In this work, the properties of CaCO 3 powder up to ultra-high pressure have been studied using an instrumented Bridgman anvil apparatus. Bismuth phase transformations were used as fix point calibrant. Three different parameters were studied, density, moisture and diametral support dependence on the load–thickness and pressure build-up. The experiments are done such as they can be used as validation and calibration of constitutive models for finite element simulations of the HPHT-process. The results show that increasing the density of the powder compact increases the load needed to reach maximum pressure. In addition, the residual stresses in the compact seem to delay the phase transition on the down-ramp. Moisture content within 0.5%–1.2% does not significantly influence the compaction properties of the discs. Diametral support increases the phase transition load.
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