yiqiang wang S. Kabra S. Y. Zhang C. E. Truman D. J. Smith
A long-term high-temperature testing stress rig has been designed and fabricated for performing in situ neutron diffraction tests at the ENGIN-X beamline, ISIS facility in the UK. It is capable of subjecting metals to high temperatures up to 800°C and uniaxial loading under different boundary conditions including constant load, constant s…
Preprint PublishedLlion Evans T. Minniti M. Fursdon M. Gorley T. Barrett F. Domptail E. Surrey W. Kockelmann A.v. Müller F. Escourbiac A. Durocher
Within a tokamak fusion energy device, the performance and lifespan of a divertor monoblock under high heat flux cycles is of particular interest. Key to this is the quality of manufacture, especially the material joining interfaces. Presented here is a comparative study between X-ray and neutron tomography to investigate the quality of manufacture…
Preprint PublishedF. Lowrie M. Gorley E. Surrey B. Wynne D. Wilkes
An investigation has been carried out to verify if the strain rate sensitivity effect of 316 steel material can be measured using the small punch test method. It was found that the effect was observed during small punch testing over a displacement rate range of 0.0125 – 1.25 mm/min, with maximum load increasing as the rate increased, and the stra…
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