About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T26: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Additively Manufactured Materials for Nuclear Energy
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| Presentation Title |
Transforming Fabrication: Enabling Nuclear Innovation Through Additive Technologies |
| Author(s) |
Lindsay O'Brien, Nicholas Barta, Michael Brand, Robin Montoya, Amber Black, Andrew Duffield, Courtney Clark, Hyosim Kim, John Carpenter |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Lindsay O'Brien |
| Abstract Scope |
The unique capabilities of additive manufacturing (AM) are well situated to answer the needs of nuclear applications, such as the fabrication of complex geometries, tunable material response, and rapid prototyping. At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Sigma division’s AM team has demonstrated the use of these technologies across a variety of nuclear energy-related projects, with a strong emphasis on understanding property, structure, performance, and processing relationships to accelerate qualification and reduce development times. This talk will explore several past and ongoing AM projects across a range of feedstock types, technologies, and nuclear applications, including the development of hard-to-manufacture structural components, preliminary corrosion testing to compare across AM technologies, and recent efforts focused on irradiation and characterization of AM GRX-810, a nickel-based superalloy designed for high temperatures and extreme conditions. This talk will also cover LANL’s unique capabilities across all aspects of manufacturing processes relevant to nuclear energy applications. |