TransForge - Production of forged dissimilar metal transitions for improved reliability in new nuclear power plant

Transforge旨在表明，可以通过使用单道电子束焊接，然后再锻造和适当的热处理来实现不同材料的锻造过渡件的制造，以开发所需的完整性和性能。这将允许制造更高质量和更高性能的组件，用于建造新的核电厂，包括新开发的小型模块化反应堆（SMR）。其附带利益将是在海洋环境和石油天然气应用中使用的其他异种金属接头以及生产锻造工具的可能生产路线中。Transforge将使我们能够提供一个显著的差异化，使我们能够进入核供应链。在可行性研究中，我们将研究采用先进焊接技术生产的许多异种材料接头的性能，包括焊接和再锻造的后处理热处理。

Transforge aims to show that the fabrication of forged transitions from dissimilar materials can be achieved by using single-pass electron beam welding followed by re-forging and appropriate heat treatment to develop the required integrity and properties. This will allow the fabrication of higher quality and higher performance components for the construction of new nuclear power plant including newly developing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The spin-off benefit will be in a possible production route for other dissimilar metal joints for use in marine environments and oil and gas applications as well as for producing forge tools. Transforge will enable us to offer a significant differentiator which will allow us to enter the nuclear supply-chain. Within the feasibility study we will examine the properties of a number of dissimilar material joints produced with an advanced welding technique, including post process heat treatment of the welds and re-forging.