3 papers
physics.comp-ph2021
Tungsten boride shields in a spherical tokamak
Colin G Windsor, Jack O Astbury, James Davidson +4
The favourable properties of tungsten borides for shielding the central High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) core of a spherical tokamak fusion power plant are modelled using the…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020
Creep deformation of WC hardmetals with iron-based binders
Samuel A. Humphry-Baker, Luc. J. M. Vandeperre
Iron is a candidate to replace cobalt in WC hardmetals, due to its lower cost and toxicity. A WC-FeCr hardmetal was compression tested at 900-1200 °C. Particular attention is paid…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019
A high temperature WB cermet for compact neutron shielding
Michail Athanasakis, Eugene Ivanov, Eduardo del Rio +1
We have developed a new material for neutron shielding applications where space is restricted. WB is an excellent attenuator of neutrons and gamma-rays, due to the combined gam…