# Advanced materials could provide more durable metals for fusion power reactors

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**Created:** [August 21, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.materialssquare.com/t/advanced-materials-could-provide-more-durable-metals-for-fusion-power-reactors/575 "2024-08-21T12:11:48Z")
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#### Post date: [August 21, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.materialssquare.com/t/advanced-materials-could-provide-more-durable-metals-for-fusion-power-reactors/575/1 "2024-08-21T12:11:48Z")

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Researchers have developed advanced materials that significantly enhance the durability of metals used in fusion reactors. These new materials are designed to withstand the extreme conditions inside fusion reactors, such as high temperatures and intense neutron radiation, which typically degrade metals over time. By improving the structural integrity of these metals, the study aims to make fusion energy more viable as a long-term energy solution. This advancement could play a crucial role in the future of clean energy.

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> **[Advanced materials could provide more durable metals for fusion power reactors](https://phys.org/news/2024-08-advanced-materials-durable-metals-fusion.html)**
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> For many decades, nuclear fusion power has been viewed as the ultimate energy source. A fusion power plant could generate carbon-free energy at a scale needed to address climate change. And it could be fueled by deuterium recovered from an...