Thermal spray coatings for fusion applications - Review

Journal of Thermal Spray Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-83

  Matějíček, Jiří ^a   Chráska, Pavel ^a   Linke, Jochen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Boron carbide; Plasma facing components; Plasma sprayed coatings; Thermonuclearfusion; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS; THERMONUCLEAR FUSION;

BERYLLIUM; BORON CARBIDE; FUSION REACTORS; PLASMA SPRAYING; SPRAYED COATINGS; THERMAL SPRAYING; TUNGSTEN;

THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

EID: 34249047892     PISSN: 10599630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11666-006-9007-2     Document Type: Review

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