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EU ODS material Vendor Perspec6ve, Past, Present and Future. Bohumil Kazimierzak Dour Metal Sro. [email protected]
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EUODSmaterialVendorPerspec6ve,Past,PresentandFuture.
BohumilKazimierzakDourMetalSro.
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).
