The experiment progress of bracket brazing to SSMIC for the ITER ELM prototype coil

•In this study, the experimental research of brackets brazing to stainless steel jacketed, Mineral Insulated Conductor (SSMIC) of the first Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) prototype coil for ITER has been made.•The technology for controlling the fluidity of silver-based brazing alloy is developed to mee...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2014-11, Vol.89 (11), p.2776-2783
Main Authors: Shi, Yi, Wu, Yu, Jin, Huan, Ren, Zhibin, Han, Houxiang, Qian, Jing, Qian, Li, Liu, Bo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bracket brazing
Brackets
Brazing
Coiling
Crack
Cracks
Elm
ELM coil
Inconel 625
Nickel base alloys
Prototypes
Superalloys
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Summary:•In this study, the experimental research of brackets brazing to stainless steel jacketed, Mineral Insulated Conductor (SSMIC) of the first Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) prototype coil for ITER has been made.•The technology for controlling the fluidity of silver-based brazing alloy is developed to meet the bracket brazing.•Brazing experiments to find the reason for cracks are carried out and the improved brazing technologies to restrain the cracks in the Inconel 625 jacket with silver-based alloy are developed. The first Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) prototype coil for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) has been manufactured in the Institute of Plasma Physics, CAS (ASIPP) at 2014. The all 19 brackets need to braze to the stainless steel jacketed, Mineral Insulated Conductor (SSMIC) for transporting the nuclear heating in the brackets to the water-cooled SSMIC. Silver-based alloy is the only candidate brazing filler for the bracket brazing due to the limitation from melting point temperature and strength. In this paper, firstly, the experimental study for controlling the fluidity of silver-based brazing alloy is developed. And then, the brazing experiment of prototype bracket is introduced to develop the brazing process and some cracks in the Inconel 625 jackets surface appeared unexpectedly. The microstructures and tensile performance study of the cracked Inconel 625 jacket were made to explore the reason for cracks and the improved brazing technologies to suppress the cracks are developed. Finally, the bracket brazing experiment for the first ELM prototype coil is carried out, In spite of this, some cracks also appear in the Inconel 625 jackets.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.08.001