Kyoto Fusioneering and Daido Steel Begin Joint Development to Establish Manufacturing Technology for Vanadium Alloy Structural Materials
Kyoto Fusioneering, Ltd. (“KF”) has begun a joint development program with Daido Steel Co., Ltd. to establish commercial manufacturing technology for low-activation vanadium alloy, one of three candidate structural materials for fusion blankets. Under the program the two companies have melted and forged a cumulative 200 kg of high-purity vanadium into round bars and plates and are now jointly evaluating the manufacturing and processing technologies required to produce these materials. Going forward, the companies will proceed toward the fabrication of a blanket mock-up, with a view to the future practical application of this material as a blanket structural material for fusion machines.
