High-temperature furnaces and electrodes
Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium and related alloys for extreme-temperature, vacuum, radiation, electrode, furnace and propulsion environments.
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Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium and related alloys for extreme-temperature, vacuum, radiation, electrode, furnace and propulsion environments.
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Rocket/nozzle and hot-spacecraft components
Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium and related alloys for extreme-temperature, vacuum, radiation, electrode, furnace and propulsion environments.
Radiation/high-heat-flux hardware
Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium and related alloys for extreme-temperature, vacuum, radiation, electrode, furnace and propulsion environments.
Vacuum and plasma-facing structures
Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium and related alloys for extreme-temperature, vacuum, radiation, electrode, furnace and propulsion environments.
Alloy / Process / Qualification Control
| Control area | Engineering content |
|---|---|
| Representative alloys / grades | W and W alloys; Mo and TZM-type alloys; Ta and Ta alloys; Nb and Nb-based alloys including C-103-class aerospace systems; refractory-metal composites and dispersion-strengthened variants. |
| Processing variables | Powder metallurgy, sintering, HIP, forging/rolling, electron-beam/vacuum melting, machining, welding/brazing and oxidation-protective coating systems. |
| Failure / degradation modes | Oxidation in air at elevated temperature, recrystallization/embrittlement, creep, thermal shock, radiation damage, grain-boundary weakness, contamination and coating failure. |
| Verification & qualification | Purity/composition, product form, recrystallization state, tensile/creep/ductility, thermal properties, vacuum compatibility, oxidation/coating behavior, joining and NDE. |
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