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Abstract: Fabrication techniques for Test Blanket Module (TBM) with CLAM are being under development. Effect of surface preparation on the HIP diffusion bonding joints was studied and good joints with Charpy impact absorbed energy close to that of base metal have been obtained. The mechanical properties test showed that effect of HIP process on the mechanical properties of base metal was little. Uniaxial diffusion bonding experiments were carried out to study the effect of temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties. And preliminary experiments on Electron Beam Welding (EBW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding and Laser Beam Welding (LBW) were performed to find proper welding techniques to assemble the TBM. In addition, the thermal processes assessed with a Gleeble thermal-mechanical machine were carried out as well to assist the fusion welding research. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: CLAM steel is one of the RAFMs under development in China. And it is chosen as the primary candidate structural material of the LiPb blankets and DFLL-TBM developed in China. The development and test strategy of DFLL-TBM includes three stages: out-of-pile test, test in EAST and test in ITER. The fabrication techniques of small TBMs for EAST and ITER such as smelting of CLAM steel, the process of the panel for the first wall and Electron Beam Welding method are being studied in detail during recent years. The recent progress of these R&D activities is summarized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: In the design of liquid–metal fusion blankets, Al2O3 ceramic is one of the most promising coating materials. In this study, functionally graded FeAl/Al2O3 coatings were deposited on China Low Activation Martensitic (CLAM) steel substrates with vacuum plasma spraying (VPS) method. The SEM investigation revealed that the adhesion between adjacent layers in the coatings was sound. X-ray diffraction showed that stable alpha alumina dominated in the top alumina layers, while γ-Al2O3 and β-Al2O3 were also detected. The coating/substrate adhesive tensile strength test showed that adhesive strength of graded coatings was about 2.5 times that of duplex FeAl/Al2O3 coatings. Thermal shock resistance test indicated that the graded coatings could tolerate more thermal shock cycles than duplex coatings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Aluminum oxide Al2O3 coatings on China Low Activation Martensitic (CLAM) steel substrates were prepared with atmospheric plasma spray (APS) method. Corrosion experiments of the coating specimens in static liquid LiPb were carried out in DRAGON-ST capsule for 5000h at 550°C. The results showed that there is no obvious thinning of external layer Al2O3 after 5000h exposure. The γ phase Al2O3 in external layer and the dissolution of Ni in liquid LiPb from the edge of the internal layer Ni–Cr were the possible reasons for the corrosion of coatings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The liquid metal LiPb blanket design is one of the most promising designs for future fusion power reactors and under wide research in the world. The first liquid metal LiPb loop in China named DRAGON-I was built in 2005 in order to do research on characteristics of liquid metal LiPb such as its corrosion to structural materials of the blankets and so on. The first corrosion experiment in flowing LiPb with a speed of 0.08m/s at 480°C for 500h was done in October 2005 on CLAM (China low activation martensitic) steel and 316L stainless steel for comparison. The weights and compositions, etc. of the specimens before and after corrosion experiment were tested and analyzed, the microstructures of the specimens were also inspected by SEM. The results show that the corrosion of CLAM steel is relatively slight, while that for 316L is obvious and very serious. Further study on corrosion behavior of CLAM for longer time experiment in liquid LiPb at different temperatures and flow speeds will be carried out in the near future. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]