Testing of Boron Carbide Coatings with a Pulsed Thermal Load Possible in the Divertor Zone of the ITER Tokamak
摘要
Abstract
The boron carbide coatings deposited on tungsten using three methods have been tested by pulsed heating, which is expected on the first wall and in the divertor zone of the ITER tokamak. The deposition methods chosen were detonation spraying, atmospheric plasma spraying, and electron beam synthesis. The experiments revealed that the best resistance to pulsed heating is demonstrated by coatings applied using detonation and atmospheric plasma spraying methods.