Abstract of the Offer
Element Six, a part of the De Beers Group, is a global leader in advanced materials solutions and has a vast experience in the development and manufacture of supermaterials based on diamond, cubic boron nitride and cemented carbides. The company operates globally with manufacturing facilities in the UK, US, Ireland, Germany and South Africa. The cemented carbide research laboratory is located on a site of a large carbide plant in Germany and operates in close cooperation with the Global Innovation Centre, a R&D centre of the Element Six Group, located in Harwell, the UK.
Element Six GmbH in Burghaun, Gemany produces a wide range of cemented carbide parts for the Mining, Construction, Machining, Automativ industrie.
Element Six is offering Cemented Tungsten Carbide possess exceptional neutron attenuation properties with the capacity to absorb gamma radiation.
Description
The Cemented Carbide articles are are formed from novel WC/Fe-based cemented carbides for neutron shielding applications.
The major product objective is is a novel class of low-activation WC-based cemented carbides with iron-based binders containing additions of chromium, vanadium and boron for their employment in neutron and gamma shielding applications in fusion reactors.
Applying Iron binder systems will reduce the half-life dramatically in comparison to the conventional Cobalt or Nickel binder.
Advantages and Innovations
The novel class of WC/Fe-based cemented carbides enhanced with chromium and vanadium carbides as well as boron and tungsten borides are dedicated for use as in-vessel shielding materials in fusion power reactors. This material system is designed to replace conventional cobalt-based cemented carbides, which are unsuitable for fusion applications due to their high neutron activation, toxicity, and classification as a critical raw material by the European Union. Our approach focuses on reducing the long-term activation of shielding components while maintaining high shielding performance and mechanical integrity under extreme fusion conditions.