Development and qualification of structural materials for DEMO and beyond
- Ferritic/martensitic steels
- Advanced and ODS steels
- Ceramics, ceramic composites, and other low-Z materials
- Tungsten, refractory alloys, and other high-Z materials
- Novel highly radiation-resistant alloys
Materials for high heat flux and plasma facing materials: divertor, limiter, first wall
- Plasma-facing materials
- High heat-flux materials: heat-sink and structural application
- Materials for Limiters
- Liquid metal divertors: material issues
Development and characterization of functional materials for tritium breeding, coatings, barriers, diagnostics, windows, superconductive coils
- Breeding and neutron multiplier materials
- Coatings
- Barriers, insulating materials and flow-channel inserts
- Plasma-diagnostic system materials
- First mirrors and auxiliary systems
- Magnet materials
Fusion-specific applications of materials, including environmental effects
- Tritium and deuterium: retention, accumulation, diffusion and release, including effects of irradiation
- Concomitant hydrogen and helium embrittlement
- Liquid metal embrittlement
- Irradiation and coolant accelerated crack extension
- Chemical compatibility: oxidation, corrosion, and environmental effects
Materials engineering and application including joining of materials
- Fabrication and materials engineering
- Joining of similar and dissimilar materials: process optimization, properties and development of characterization methods
- TBM: material issues and technologies
- ITER material technologies open issues
Qualification of irradiation effects in neutron sources, accelerators, multi-ion beams and other tests systems
- Intense fusion neutron sources for materials validation (DONES and IFMIF-like)
- Approaches to best estimate irradiated materials engineering data combining databases and modelling ITER-TBM as irradiation test bed and model verification
- Other neutron irradiation devices and test facilities
Materials-design interface codes, standards and standardization of test technologies
- Materials database development and material property handbooks
- Advanced design methodologies and design criteria for future fusion facilities
- Damage accumulation, interaction and critical failure modes
- Development of test technologies towards standardization and norms including SSTT
- Safety criteria and requirements
Modeling, theory, and fundamental studies of radiation effects, including advanced characterization methods
- Multi-scale approaches and of designing radiation resistant materials
- Defect production and microstructural evolution
- Fundamental helium, hydrogen, and tritium effects
- Modelling and prediction of material property changes in fusion environment
- Advanced microscopy and characterization methods
Cross cutting issues and synergism with other materials applications in other large-scale projects or highly loaded systems
- Cross-cutting materials issues for fusion and fission nuclear power systems
- Synergies with material development in other energy research communities
- Education and training
