ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Optimising Tempering Precipitation in Castable Nanostructured Alloys for Nuclear Fusion Applications

Abstract: The experiment aims to characterise fully the particle populations of a family of next-generation structural steels for use in the breeder blankets of fusion reactors. The alloys, Castable Nanostructured Alloys (CNAs), use advanced thermo-mechanical processing techniques to create a dense particle dispersion of nanoscale carbide and/or nitride [MX and M23C6] precipitates. These greatly increase the alloys? high-temperature strength and creep resistance while improving their radiation damage tolerance, potentially enabling significantly enhanced reactor operation and lifetime. The nanoparticle size distributions of various CNAs will be determined by Small Angle Neutron Scattering linked to their compositions and thermomechanical processing parameters. As the particle distribution governs material behaviour, the CNAs can be optimised advancing the technology readiness of fusion reactors.

Principal Investigator: Dr Huw Dawson
Local Contact: Dr Dirk Honecker
Experimenter: Professor Paul Mummery
Experimenter: Dr Yiqiang Wang
Local Contact: Dr Steve King
Experimenter: Dr Aneeqa Khan
Experimenter: Dr Max Rigby-Bell
Experimenter: Dr Sam Capp
Local Contact: Dr Diego Alba Venero
Experimenter: Mr Muhammad Kashif Khan
Experimenter: Dr Gokulnath Kadavath

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2220601

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2220601

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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