AUSTRIA - AIAU

ATOMINSTITUT DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN UNIVERSITÄTEN
(ATOMIC INSTITUTE OF THE AUSTRIAN UNIVERSITIES)

Stadionallee 2, A-1020 Vienna

Telephone: +43 1 58801-14101
Telefax: +43 1 58801-14199
E-mail: Rauch@ati.ac.at
URL:   http://www.ati.ac.at

Director:

Rauch, Helmut

Neutron Radiography

Rauch, Helmut
Baron, Matthias

Hainbuchner, Martin
Körner, Sonja

Villa, Mario

In the framework of long-term studies within the EFDA Fusion Technology Work programme, SiC-SiCf ceramic composites are investigated as candidate materials for DEMO. Series of test measurements of structural properties of SiC/SiCf composite materials have been performed on various series of samples by means of neutron micro-tomography and neutron small-angle scattering investigations. All activities since 15 Nov. 1996 have been performed within the Association EURATOM-OEAW.
Low Temperature Physics Department

Telephone: +43 1 58801-14101
Telefax: +43 1 58801-14199
E-mail: weber@ati.ac.at
URL:   http://www.ati.ac.at/lowtemp

Weber, Harald W. (Head)
Bittner, Roland

Bittner-Rohrhofer, Karin
Humer, Karl

Seidl, Erwin

Research activities:
The main emphasis of our current research is on the simulation of the radiation environment for various components of the superconducting magnets in a fusion reactor and the resulting changes of their properties. Systematic studies on the degradation of the mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced plastics and of plastic-metal interfaces have been made. Further work has concentrated on the shear properties of these composites as well as on fatigue. Since all of the presently available insulations are just able to sustain the radiation load of ITER, future work will focus on novel radiation-hard materials. Similar work on the radiation response of the superconducting Nb-Sn wires, selected for the ITER coils of the next-generation high field superconductor, Nb-Al, as well as of high temperature superconductors (for current leads) is under way.

New activities of the Department refer to the investigation of ferroelectic thin films (as alternative bolometers) and the development of a bolting tool for the blanket modules.

All activities since 15 Nov. 1996 have been performed within the Association EURATOM-OEAW.