Baylor UniversityMechanical Engineering

Project

Solid-Phase Processing for Fusion Materials

A PNNL–Commonwealth Fusion Systems INFUSE effort focused on manufacturing ODS steel forms.

Hardness map and EBSD grain maps from friction-consolidated GARS-derived oxide-dispersion-strengthened steel
Hardness and grain refinement in friction-consolidated GARS ODS steel, from Dr. Zhang’s related solid-phase processing work.Zhang et al., Journal of Nuclear Materials (2022), Fig. 6 · Source

Project overview

This PNNL–Commonwealth Fusion Systems collaboration uses shear-assisted processing and extrusion (ShAPE) to produce oxide-dispersion-strengthened steel wire for fusion applications. The work explores solid-phase manufacturing routes for demanding reactor environments.

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