Understanding the time-dependence of thermal evolution and recovery of displacement
damage is of great significance for evaluations of material performance in harsh fusion …

The present contribution highlights results of the recent irradiation campaigns applied to
screen mechanical properties of advanced tungsten and copper-based materials—main …

Tungsten (W) based materials for fusion reactor applications have been developed in Japan
for the last decade to improve thermo-mechanical properties and tolerance with respect to …

Recent advances in spherical nanoindentation protocols have proven very useful for
capturing the grain-scale mechanical response of different metals. This is achieved by …

Abstract Development of refractory metals for application as plasma-facing armour material
remains among priorities of fusion research programmes in Europe, China and Japan …

This study aimed to investigate the microstructure information and mechanical behavior of
ion-irradiated zirconium (Zr) alloys through a combination of experimental measurements …

The evolution and dynamic behaviors of dislocation loops in tungsten (W) under 30 keV H
2+ irradiation have been studied through in-situ TEM observation. The study covered a dose …

In this work, we have performed neutron irradiation and sub-sequent hardness
measurements on a series of tungsten grades to screen the irradiation-induced hardness as …

Tungsten is the primary candidate for use as the divertor armour in magnetic confinement
nuclear fusion reactors. As such, the material will be plasma facing and subject to extremely …

Boron doping, combined with neutron capture in fission reactors, has been used to simulate
the helium effect on fusion structural materials. However, inhomogeneous helium bubble …