Abstract
During the past decade extensive effort has been devoted to the conceptual designs of large fusion devices. A typical example was seen in the conceptual design activity of ITER, where Type 316 stainless steel was considered the most feasible structural material for the first wall and blanket. There still exist many limitations to application of austenitic stainless steels even in a tokamak of the next generation, and further efforts to overcome those limitations are required. This paper reviews the present understanding of the current limitations of austenitic stainless steels for the application in advanced fusion systems and provides the future prospects of austenitic stainless steels. The major issues to be considered are: (a) the potential for improving performance of austenitic stainless steels, (b) the control of neutron activation, (c) new commercial developments in austenitic alloys which could benefit fusion.
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