About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing Materials, Processes and Applications for Energy Industry
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| Presentation Title |
Critical Mineral Usage and Waste Reduction for Nuclear Structural Materials through Additive Manufacturing Technologies |
| Author(s) |
Isabella J. Van Rooyen, Subhashish Meher, Ankit Roy, David Garcia, Tianhao Wang |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Isabella J. Van Rooyen |
| Abstract Scope |
The increased demand for scarce materials and minerals is due to the projected need and growth of our planet’s energy sources and highlights the increased demand and enhanced property requirements for materials. Currently 50 critical minerals are listed applicable to nuclear industry with competing source challenges from other industries and energy sources. Demands for critical minerals by nuclear energy technology to maintain a 10-12 % share of the world-wide electric energy supply, are largely dependent on Co and Ni, identified as critical minerals and elements for alloys commonly used or considered for extreme environments. This presentation demonstrates the utilization of modeling, material design and experimentation to demonstrate the strategic impact that additive manufacturing processes can have to minimize the wasteful use of critical minerals and therefore positively contribute toward the saving of scarce raw materials. A sustainable circular minimization of scarce minerals enabled by additive manufacturing techniques is discussed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, High-Temperature Materials, Nuclear Materials |