Effects of Radiation Damage on ALM produced components

增材层制造（ALM）组件目前正在开发用于一系列行业，并且自20世纪80年代以来已经研究了ALM的变体。因此，下一代核反应堆技术的发展与越来越多地使用新的制造方法相结合，是一个关键的探索领域。核反应堆内使用的材料/部件的一个基本标准是要求能够承受堆芯内的辐射引起的损坏。因此，对于在核工程中更频繁地使用ALM，这种辐射引起的损伤如何影响材料性质是部件的长期稳定性以及核工业中接受ALM的关键。这个博士将制造和检查ALM产生的样品辐射损伤引起的变化，它们如何影响性能以及它们如何从损伤中恢复。

Additive Layer Manufactured (ALM) components are currently being developed for use in a range of industries, and variants of ALM have been investigated since the 1980s. The development of next generation nuclear reactor technologies combined with the increasing use of novel manufacturing methods is therefore a key area for exploration. An essential criterion for materials/components used within nuclear reactors is the requirement to withstand radiation induced damage within the core. Consequentialy for ALM to be used more frequently in nuclear engineering, how such radiation induced damage impacts material properties is key to both the long-term stability of the component, as well as the acceptance of ALM within the nuclear industry. This PhD will fabricate and examine ALM produced samples for changes induced by radiation damage, how they impact properties and how they recover from damage.