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In order to address the future demand for fusion technologies, the proposed ACT will have a broad scope and will be fitted with a highly advanced and ambitious infrastructure for characterization and testing of new materials and components. The following experimental techniques will be completed with an auxiliary lab for material preparation and processing.
• Techniques for the analysis of macro-mechanical properties:
Universal testing machines,
Pendulum impact tester and
Creep testing machines.
• Techniques for the mechanical testing of irradiated material at the micro- and nano-scale:
Micro- and nano-mechanical test instrumentation,
Automated ball indentation and
Nanoindenter.
• Techniques for the composition analysis:
Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and
Atomic probe tomography APT.
• Techniques for the structural and microstructural analysis:
X-ray diffractometer,
Scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) and
Transmission electron microscope (TEM).
• Material processing advanced technologies:
Focussed ion beam (FIB).
• In-situ or in-beam characterization techniques:
In-beam micromechanical testing module,
Ion beam analysis (IBA) techniques,
In-beam electrical conductivity testing module,
In-beam optical properties testing module and
During irradiation H-diffusion testing module.
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