Materials Australia Sir Frank Ledger Breakfast 2025
This presentation offers a breakfast-level technical overview of the key materials engineering issues shaping fusion reactor development.
The implications for long-term reactor operation, scalability, and materials lifecycle under real fusion conditions are considered and the current scale of research efforts are discussed. The talk explores the key role of plasma-facing materials, structural alloys, superconducting magnets, and tritium breeding systems, focusing on their performance requirements and emerging solutions. Recent innovations such as high-entropy alloys, oxide dispersion-strengthened steels, and high-temperature superconductors, along with material testing methods and facilities designed to mimic fusion conditions are highlighted. Finally, the session links materials advances to broader goals in achieving net-zero energy systems, emphasizing the role of fusion as a complementary technology to renewables and a key enabler of a resilient, clean energy future.
The implications for long-term reactor operation, scalability, and materials lifecycle under real fusion conditions are considered and the current scale of research efforts are discussed. The talk explores the key role of plasma-facing materials, structural alloys, superconducting magnets, and tritium breeding systems, focusing on their performance requirements and emerging solutions. Recent innovations such as high-entropy alloys, oxide dispersion-strengthened steels, and high-temperature superconductors, along with material testing methods and facilities designed to mimic fusion conditions are highlighted. Finally, the session links materials advances to broader goals in achieving net-zero energy systems, emphasizing the role of fusion as a complementary technology to renewables and a key enabler of a resilient, clean energy future.
Wednesday 19 November 2025 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM (UTC+08)
Location
Frasers Function Centre
60 Fraser Avenue, Kings Park, Perth WA
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Materials Australia Sir Frank Ledger Breakfast 2025
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