Abstract
Joining of carbon materials to copper will benefit the fabrication of plasma facing components for fusion applications. Graphite/Cu joints have been prepared by brazing with (Cu-50TiH2)+B composite filler in a vacuum. The effect of boron content in the composite filler on the mechanical property and microstructure of brazed graphite/Cu joints has been investigated. The average shear strength of joints increases with boron content raising from 0 to 15vol%. The maximum average shear strength of 19.8MPa was obtained with boron content of 15vol%. Then, the strength of joints decreases with boron content higher than 15vol%. The microstructure analysis of joints brazed with (Cu-50TiH2)+15vol% B filler indicates that TiB whiskers have been in situ synthesized in the filler layer. The filler layer is mainly composed of Cu based solid solution and Ti-Cu intermetallic compounds with TiB whiskers distributed inside. The distribution of TiB whiskers in the filler layer could serve as reinforcements, contributing to the improvement of graphite/Cu joints.
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