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Abstract
The monoblock geometry is proposed for the ITER Physics Phase divertor for brazing of carbon armor tiles to copper or molybdenum cooling tubes. Elastic/plastic finite element analyses predicted high residual stresses except with OFHC copper. Samples of pyrolytic graphite tiles brazed to OFHC copper, Glidcop™ Al-15 copper alloy, and molybdenum tubing show cracking in all of the samples, except with the OFHC copper. A 3-tile divertor target consisting of 12 mm thick pyrolytic graphite brazed with a copper-silver alloy to a 12 mm diameter OFHC copper tubing was tested at 15 MW/m2 with a rastered 30 keV electron beam for 1000 thermal cycles. A gradual rise in surface temperature from 1000 C to 1200 C over the 1000 cycles was observed, along with hot stripes (1500 C) at the tile edges. However, no delamination cracks could be detected.