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Title: Behavior of boron coating under simultaneous ion bombardment and temperature cycling

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OSTI ID:5785157

Low Z boron coatings have been tested for stability under simulated fusion reactor conditions including simultaneous temperature cycling and ion implantation from the /sup 10/B (n,..cap alpha..)/sup 7/Li reaction. Boron coatings several microns thick, produced by vacuum evaporation onto heated titanium substrates, exhibited reasonable stability after doses of 3.8 x 10/sup 18/ ..cap alpha../cm/sup 2/ and 1320 temperature cycles from 165 to 490/sup 0/C. These conditions correspond to exposures at the first wall of the fusion reactor, ranging from a few weeks to about 6 months, depending on the reactor design.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Nuclear Reactor Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AS02-7852027
OSTI ID:
5785157
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/52027-3; CONF-810831-58; ON: DE82000660; TRN: 82-001528
Resource Relation:
Conference: Fusion reactor materials meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, 9 Aug 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English