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Course: 2024/2025

Materials for Fusion Reactors

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Master in Mathematical Engineering (Plan: 460 - Estudio: 88)

EPI

Coordinating teacher: LEGUEY GALAN, TERESA

Department assigned to the subject: Physics Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course: 2º

Semester: 1º

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

Basic knowledge of Atomic Physics, Electrodynamics, Material Science and Solid State Physics (graduate level).

Skills and learning outcomes

Link to document

Description of contents: programme

1. Structural Materials requirements for Fusion Reactors 2. Basic concepts from Materials Science 3. Principles of Radiation Damage (RD) 4. Effects of RD on Microstructure 5. Modelling RD: The SRIM code 6. Particular Effects of Ion irradiation 7. Effects of RD on Mechanical Properties 8. Ferritic/Martensitic and Ferritic steels 9. Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) Steels 10. Tungsten alloys , Vanadium alloys and other relevant materials

Learning activities and methodology

Classroom lectures plus post-lecture assignments.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Evaluation shall take into account attendance, class participation,  homework assignments and the mark obtained by the student in a questionnaire at the end of the course.

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.