Research on Joining of Dissimilar Materials in Massive Scientific Facility

In magnetic confinement nuclear fusion, a strong magnetic field is used as "magnetic container" to confine high-temperature plasma which is then heated to hundreds of millions of degrees to maintain continuous thermonuclear reactions. Because the fusion reactors are made of a wide variety of materials, the need to join dissimilar materials is apparently prevalent. Furthermore, all the joints are always subject to higher heat loads and serious plasma sputtering erosion. Accordingly, the joint reliability is of intense importance. However, joining of dissimilar materials with huge differences in composition, physical and chemical properties has always been the biggest bottleneck restricting their engineering applications.

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