EU ODS material Vendor Perspecve, Past, Present … Library/Events/2010/ods/Kazimierzak.pdfEU ODS material Vendor Perspecve, Past, Present and Future. Bohumil Kazimierzak Dour Metal

EUODSmaterialVendorPerspec6ve,Past,PresentandFuture.

BohumilKazimierzakDourMetalSro.

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WhyaNewDourMetalODSSupplier?

‐ BecausetheformerDourMetalBelgiumhaddemonstratedtheabilitytoproducelargequan66esofhighperformanceODSmaterials

‐ Becausecompe6torsi.e.SpecialMetalsandPlanseehavestoppedODSproduc6onbutpartoftheODSmarketiss6llthere

‐ RisinginterestinODSmaterialsforenergyapplica6ons(fossil,fissile,fusion)especiallyintheformoftubing

‐ BecauseDourMetalisconvincedthatitmaybuildanewdecisiveadvantageovercompe6torsintheODStubingfield

Pastachievements:highperformanceODM751alloy

‐ Excellenthightemperaturecreepandcorrosionresistance

‐ Uniquecircumferen6aloverlappingandserratedgrainstructure

ODM751 1150ºC ODM751 1100ºC PM2000 1100ºC

MA956

longitudinal stress

hoop stress

Bri6shGasHeatExchangerprototype

‐ 40ODM751tubes,3.6mlong,Ø27.5mm,wereweldedtotopandbo\omheadersinaHarparrangement

‐ Demonstratoroperatedat1150Cand3.5barwithoutanysignofmaterialdegrada6on

TubingforcladdingandendplugsofIDEFIXexperimentinPhenixfastbreederreactor

‐ Morethan500tubesmadeinferri6cDTandDYODSalloys

‐ Condi6onsofexposure:

*maxmid‐cladTemp:636°C*linearpower:386W/cm*accumulateddose:99dpa

RangeofhighperformanceODSalloysbutlackofsufficientlyprofitablemarket

DourMetalBelgiumdevelopedtheskillandknow‐how:‐toproduceabroadrangeofODSalloys:ODM061ODM331ODSNickelbasedsimilarincomposi6ontoMA6000ofIncoODM0014,whichwasaninter‐metallicODSFe3AlODSAl‐Li.

‐topostprocessthesealloysanddelivervarioustypesofcomponents:bars,tubes,sheetsDespiteitstechnicalandindustrialachievements,DourMetalBelgiumfailedinthemid90’duetothelackofaccesstoendusers

DourMetalSro.Today

‐Mechanicalalloyingfacilityallowingtheproducingofsome20kgofferri6cODSperweek‐ Already3contractstosupplyODMmaterials:

• 1forFossilEnergyand• 2newalloysindevelopment(Eurofertype;14Cr1W)

‐ DiscussionforsupplyingODMmaterialstoseveralotherpoten6alcustomers:4innon‐nuclearfieldand2forNE.‐ FeCrAlODM751

Thisalloyiss6llunderdevelopment(composi6on/processing).Actualcomposi6onofKaz3(approachingODM751)is:Fe17Cr5Al1.5Mo1.2Si0.5Y2O3

‐7kgextrudedbarofKaz3

Kaz3 Powder, As ball milled

200nm

Kaz2 As extruded

ODM751

ODM401,5kgextrudedbarof30mmindiameter,withacomposi6onof:

FeCrODM401

Butwhatnext?Isthisstoryviable?

WhyDourMetalwillsucceedwhereSMandPlanseefailed

WhyenterthemarketwhenSMandPlanseewithdraw?‐ Whatwastheaccessiblemarketsize?‐ Es6matedPlanseemarketwas10‐20tons/year.‐ Bestes6matedInco’smarketwas100tons/year.‐ Forthesecompanies,suchmarketsareofli\leinterestifthereisnoyearonyeargrowth.

WhyDourMetalwillsucceedwhereSMandPlanseefailed

ButforsmallcompanylikeDM,havingalreadytheknowledgeandpartlymanufacturingequipment,thismaybearealbusiness.‐ TodaysDM’scapacityisabout1000kg/yearofODS.‐ Within6monththiswillbe2500kg/year,andifthemarketdemandextends,thiswillbe10tons/yearorevenmoreaccordingtothedemand.‐DMisveryconfidentinthepossibilitytocapturecustomersfromformerODSmanufacturersandensuretheviabilityofthecompany

DourMetalsro.inthenearFuture

NewDMapproachissimilartoPlansee,tolimittherisks:‐focusonMApowderfabrica6onandsubcontractdownstreamproduc6on;‐ Increasethepowderproduc6oncapacityfrom20to50‐60kg/weekinthenext6months;‐ Newballmillingequipmentdesignhasbeenmade;‐ImprovementofMAprocessbycontrollingtheenvironmenttoavoidcontamina6onandincreasequalityandreproducibilityoffinalproducts.

DourMetalsro.Objec6ves

‐Developballmillingequipmenttoenablefabrica6onof200kgofMApowdersperweek(within1year);‐Refurbish/purchasevariousmetalformingequipmentfortheproduc6onofcomplexveryhighperformanceODScomponents:‐Hippingcapacity, ‐Hotextrusionpress‐Glasscleaningdevice, ‐Hightemp.furnaces‐Swagingmachine, ‐Straighteningmachine‐Colddrawingmachine, ‐Pilgrimmill‐Basicmetallographicfacility‐StayCrea6ve:newmanufacturingprocesstofabricatetubeswithahelicallarge“onionskin”grainstructuretoimprovehoopstrength

Conclusion

DespitethefactthatnewDMissmallandjustrecentlyestablished,thecompanyisconvincedthatthefutureisverypromising:‐NeedforODStubingwithoutstandingperformanceforenergyapplica6on.‐DMknowledgeandinthenearfuturemanufacturingcapacitytoproducesuchtubingOutstandingscien6ficandmaterialsupportfromlaboratoriesinvolvedindevelopingnewODSmaterials.PossibilityofcapturinglegacycustomersforODSmaterials(becauseofwithdrawalofprevioussuppliers).