A review of the US joining technologies for plasma facing components in the ITER fusion reactor

Odegard, Jr, B C; Cadden, C H; Watson, R D; Slattery, K T

Title: A review of the US joining technologies for plasma facing components in the ITER fusion reactor

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This paper is a review of the current joining technologies for plasma facing components in the US for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project. Many facilities are involved in this project. Many unique and innovative joining techniques are being considered in the quest to join two candidate armor plate materials (beryllium and tungsten) to a copper base alloy heat sink (CuNiBe, OD copper, CuCrZr). These techniques include brazing and diffusion bonding, compliant layers at the bond interface, and the use of diffusion barrier coatings and diffusion enhancing coatings at the bond interfaces. The development and status of these joining techniques will be detailed in this report.

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Odegard, Jr, B C; Cadden, C H ^[1]; Watson, R D ^[2]; Slattery, K T ^[3]

Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Boeing Co., St. Louis, MO (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 654124

Report Number(s):: SAND-97-8635; CONF-971090-
ON: DE98052587; TRN: 98:010156

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 8. international conference on fusion reactor materials (ICFRM), Sendai (Japan), 26-31 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1998

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; JOINING; ITER TOKAMAK; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BERYLLIUM; TUNGSTEN; COPPER BASE ALLOYS; FIRST WALL; BAFFLES; LIMITERS; DIVERTORS; ARMOR; HEAT SINKS

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                    Odegard, Jr, B C, Cadden, C H, Watson, R D, and Slattery, K T. A review of the US joining technologies for plasma facing components in the ITER fusion reactor.  United States: N. p., 1998. 
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                    Odegard, Jr, B C, Cadden, C H, Watson, R D, & Slattery, K T. A review of the US joining technologies for plasma facing components in the ITER fusion reactor.  United States.

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                    Odegard, Jr, B C, Cadden, C H, Watson, R D, and Slattery, K T. 1998.  
        "A review of the US joining technologies for plasma facing components in the ITER fusion reactor".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/654124.

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