Tungsten alloys R&D program at KIT

For more than 2 decades, the fusion divertor materials R&D program at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was focused on fabrication processes for tungsten alloys. Fig. 3.4.1 denotes our classification of tungsten alloys and other materials, which were or are produced (also in cooperation with industrial partners) and investigated at KIT. The applied technologies, that will be briefly outlined in the following subsections, include: (1) powder injection molding (PIM), (2) lamination, and (3) electron beam melting (EBM).