AM Tantalum Benefits Proven in Extreme Conditions of Fusion Reaction
Authors: G. Gorman, M. Jones, S. Keaveney, J. S. Read, B. Dias, K. Osborn, J. Shadbolt, P. Jarvis, S. Foster, B. Naab, M. Osborne, G. C. Burdiak, T. Ringrose, J. W. Skidmore, and H. W. Doyle
Companies: Global Advanced Metals (Boyertown, PA, USA), First Light Fusion (Oxford, UK), SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, (Edinburgh, UK) and Croom Medical (Limerick, Ireland)
This paper describes experiments conducted by First Light Fusion, England, to examine the performance of additively manufactured tantalum (AM Ta) projectiles in First Light Fusion’s two-stage light-gas gun. The parts were produced by Croom Medical, Ireland, using tantalum powder supplied by Global Advanced Metals, USA, Boyertown PA. The results show that AM Ta parts functioned on par with wrought Ta samples, and AM allows for more complex designs with shorter lead time.
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