There remain some drawbacks of mechanical properties of W materials as a plasma facing
material (PFM) for fusion reactor divertors, which are low temperature brittleness, high …

Prediction of material performance in fusion reactor environments relies on computational
modelling, and will continue to do so until the first generation of fusion power plants come on …

The development of appropriate materials for fusion reactors that can sustain high neutron
fluence at elevated temperatures remains a great challenge. Tungsten is one of the …

The “void lattice” formed by periodic arrangements of voids, usually replicating the symmetry
and crystallographic orientation of the host matrix, is an interesting phenomenon in materials …

Tungsten is considered as the plasma-facing material in the nuclear fusion device, which
has to withstand coupled irradiation, mechanical and thermal conditions. To guarantee the …

Tungsten displays high strength in extreme temperature and radiation environments and is
considered a promising plasma facing material for fusion nuclear reactors. Unlike other …

In this work, we have performed neutron irradiation and sub-sequent microstructural and
micro-hardness measurements on a series of tungsten grades. The neutron irradiation was …

The work focuses on the investigation of the influence of neutron irradiation on the fracture
mechanical properties of ITER specification-conform, stress-relieved tungsten bar. The …

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 …

The manufacturing of the new generation of radiation-resistant structural materials is an
extremely interesting and challenging topic in the field of additive manufacturing research …