DocumentCode
2154405
Title
Advanced materials for fusion energy
Author
Zinkle, Steven J. ; Kohyama, Akin
Author_Institution
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
477
Lastpage
483
Abstract
An overview is given regarding recent work on the development of advanced structural and nonstructural materials for fusion reactors. In particular, research highlights are presented on advanced ferritic/martensitic steels, V alloys, Mo alloys, and SiC composites, which are candidate structural materials for fusion systems. The potential for developing improved high-strength, high-conductivity Cu alloys for normal conducting magnets and divertor structures is assessed. The current status of several key nonstructural materials systems (including insulators and optical materials) is also summarized.
Keywords
composite materials; fusion reactor divertors; fusion reactor materials; martensitic steel; steel; SiC; advanced structural materials; composites; divertor structures; ferritic steels; fusion energy; fusion reactors; martensitic steels; nonstructural materials; normal conducting magnets; Building materials; Composite materials; Conducting materials; Copper alloys; Fusion reactors; Iron alloys; Magnetic materials; Optical materials; Silicon carbide; Steel;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fusion Engineering, 2002. 19th Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7073-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FUSION.2002.1027739
Filename
1027739
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