1. CLIC WORKSHOP 2013 31 January 2013 BODYCOTE Your main sub-contractor for thermal processes
Raymond SAEZ-Patrick JACQUOT

2. Know-how and brazed assemblies
Summary
BODYCOTE
Main activities
Special processes
BRAZING FOR THE CLIC
Equipments
Capabilities
Know-how and brazed assemblies

3. Group overview
The world’s leading provider of thermal processing services
Over 193 locations in 26 countries
5.810 people over the world
Listed on London Stock Exchange (BOY.L)
Two major businesses:
Aerospace, Defence & Energy
Automotive & General Industrial

4. A global network
Western Europe North America Emerging Markets

5. Hot Isostatic Pressing
Core technologies
Thermal Processing
Heat Treatments
Metal Joining
Hot Isostatic Pressing
Surface Technology

6. Heat treatments
Used to alter microstructure of materials to impart specific properties
Extensive range of controlled processes
Used by virtually every market sector
Bodycote is the world’s largest heat treater

7. Metal joining Specialist processes
Vacuum brazing – Complex Engineering
Electron beam welding (EBW) uses only parent metal
Bodycote has the largest EBW capacity in Europe

8. Hot isostatic pressing
Advanced materials technology
Combines very high temperature and pressure
Used to eliminate porosity in castings
Used to join by diffusion bonding
Enables manufacture of complex shapes via powder metallurgy
Bodycote has, by far, the largest HIP capacity in the world

9. Surface technology
Thermally sprayed and thermally formed coatings are used to prolong component life
Protection from environmental factors such as corrosion, abrasion and temperature
Includes specialised ceramic and metal powder coatings
Focus on high added value applications for aerospace, power generation and oil & gas sectors

10. Brazing for the CLIC
Equipments

11. Vacuum furnaces Molybdenium casing Max T: 1400°C Vacuum limit
10-5 / 10-6mbar
Pp H2 – Ar – N2
600x450x450
1250x960x700
2500x1500x1500

12. Largest vacuum furnace in Europe
Furnace load: 2 t
Maxi T: 1250°C
Molybdenium casing
Vacuum limit: mb
Usefull sizes:
Heignt: 4500 mm
Diameter: 1200 mm

13. Mesh belt (continuous) furnace under controlled atmosphere

14. Brazing for the CLIC
Capabilities

15. A large capability in brazing
From mass production parts brazed in continuous furnace
To single and complex parts brazed in vacuum furnace

16. Brazing for the CLIC
Know-how
and
brazed assemblies

17. 1st step: Development of vacuum brazing
and diffusion bonding of copper disks

18. Vacuum brazing in several cycles
Multi – step brazing

19. Vacuum brazing of parts with complex shapes

20. Super-accelerating structures assemblied by brazing and EBW
Cooling circuit
Vacuum flange
RF flange
Manifold
Interconnection flange
RF waveguide
Accelerating structure
Super-accelerating structure
Target sphere

21. Accelerating structure A lot of parts brazed step by step

22. Super-accelerating structures
The first brazed meter

23. The begining of the great adventure for the Cern

24. Conclusion
Heat treatment, Metal joining, HIP and Surface Technology are a vital link of CLIC components manufacturing.