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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

High Radiation Resistance in the Binary W-Ta System Through Small V Additions: A New Paradigm for Nuclear Fusion Materials.

Matheus A Tunes, Darren Parkison, Bochuan Sun, Patrick Willenshofer, Sebastian Samberger, Christoph Frühwirth, Shalini Tripathi, Benjamin K Derby, Jon Kevin S Baldwin, Saryu J Fensin and 7 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Matheus A TunesDepartment of Metallurgy, Chair of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Steiermark, 8700, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-5363
Darren ParkisonMaterials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA.
Bochuan SunDepartments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA.
Patrick WillenshoferDepartment of Metallurgy, Chair of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Steiermark, 8700, Austria.
Sebastian SambergerDepartment of Metallurgy, Chair of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Steiermark, 8700, Austria.
Christoph FrühwirthDepartment of Metallurgy, Chair of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Steiermark, 8700, Austria.
Shalini TripathiReactor Materials Group, Nuclear Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA.
Benjamin K DerbyCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA.
Jon Kevin S BaldwinCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA.
Saryu J FensinCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA.
Damian SobierajFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, 02-507, Poland.
Jan S WróbelFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, 02-507, Poland.
Jesper ByggmästarDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
Stefan PogatscherDepartment of Metallurgy, Chair of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Steiermark, 8700, Austria.
Enrique MartinezDepartments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA.
Duc Nguyen-ManhMaterials Division, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Campus, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, UK.
Osman El-AtwaniReactor Materials Group, Nuclear Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA.

Funding

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) DE-AR0001541Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/W006839/1Euroatom 101052200Los Alamos National Laboratory 20200689PRD2Office of Science 89233218CNA000001Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft 858040U.S. Department of Energy - Fusion Energy Sciences AT2030110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Refractory High-Entropy Alloys (RHEAs) are promising candidates for structural materials in nuclear fusion reactors, where W-based alloys are currently leading. Fusion materials must withstand extreme conditions, including i) severe radiation damage from energetic neutrons, ii) embrittlement due to H and He ion implantation, and iii) exposure to high temperatures and thermal gradients. Recent RHEAs, such as WTaCrV and WTaCrVHf, have shown superior radiation tolerance and microstructural stability compared to pure W, but their multi-element compositions complicate bulk fabrication and limit practical use. In this study, it is demonstrated that reducing alloying elements in RHEAs is feasible without compromising radiation tolerance. Herein, two Highly Concentrated Refractory Alloys (HCRAs) - W

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fusion materialshigh entropy alloysin situ TEMradiation damagerefractory high entropy alloysthermonuclear fusion

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