U.S. Beats Britain to Fusion Super Steel
DailyTech – U.S. Beats Britain to Fusion Super Steel
New steel from Oak Ridge National Laboratory is cheaper and stronger than past steel, likely to be used in ITER fusion reactor
The new steel was developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. ITER Project Office, which is housed at ORNL. The ORNL was recently in the news for inventing a new titanium manufacturing technique.
With its new cast stainless steel, it continued its successes. The new steel is approximately 70 percent stronger than comparable steels and could be a boon to the fusion industry. Its material parameters are being evaluated carefully, as it is being considered for use in shielding ITER’s fusion device.
ITER is a multibillion-dollar international research and development project which is accessing the viability of creating a commercial fusion reactor.
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