TY  - JOUR
AU  - de Prado, Javier
AU  - Sánchez, M.
AU  - Wirtz, M.
AU  - Pintsuk, G.
AU  - Du, J.
AU  - Linke, Jochen
AU  - Ureña, A.
TI  - High heat flux performance of W-Eurofer brazed joints
JO  - Journal of nuclear materials
VL  - 499
SN  - 0022-3115
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier Science
M1  - FZJ-2018-02220
SP  - 225 - 232
PY  - 2018
AB  - The qualification process of the materials and components for the next generation of fusion reactors makes it necessary to expose them to similar service conditions as expected during the service life of the reactor. In the present work, W-Eurofer brazed joints (tungsten block: 8 × 8 × 4 mm; steel block: 8 × 8 × 4 mm; joined to an actively cooled copper heat sink) were exposed to steady state heat loads to study the effect of the thermal fatigue on their microstructure and mechanical integrity. Three different W surface temperatures were tested (400, 500 and 600 °C) varying the number of applied cycles (100 and 1000). The results allowed identifying a braze temperature of 359 °C as threshold condition under which the brazed joints could be used without deterioration. The increase of the surface temperature deteriorated the mechanical integrity of the joints in comparison to those analyzed after the brazing process and accordingly reduced the refrigeration capabilities.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000425106800023
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.10.054
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/844874
ER  -