Measurement of Residual Strain within Be-CuCrZr HIP-Bonded Samples for Fusion Reactor First Wall Applications

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The ITER fusion reactor features first wall panels, facing the fusion plasma, that comprise Be tiles, bonded to a CuCrZr heat sink. During bonding of these materials, residual stresses arise from their mismatch in thermal expansion properties. Their presence can be detrimental to component integrity, both by reducing structural strength and joint endurance in service. The experiment will therefore aim to experimentally quantify these stresses, assess different surface treatments used to accomodate them and understand changes following high heat flux exposure in service. Understanding of residual stresses, moreover the ability to control levels within the component, is of great importance in determining its structural integrity, which is key to the success of ITER.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.24089698
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/24089698
Provenance
Creator Dr Llion Evans; Professor Paul Mummery; Mr Joe Bushell; Mr moritz lessmann; Mr Paul Sherlock
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2016
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2013-03-21T09:21:23Z
Temporal Coverage End 2013-03-22T12:20:15Z