1. Material transition from He Vessel
K.Saito KEK

2. Material Transition Location
He vessel base plate
a) Nb/Ti (EBW) Ti vessel No transition till the end of gas return pipe
b) Nb/Ti (EBW) Ti vessel Ti/SUS @ somewhere (maybe LHe inlet) SUS pipe
c) Nb/SUS (HIP) SUS Vessel SUS pipe

3. Japanese High Pressure Regulation Issues
Comment
Ti Vessel and
No transition
Nb cavity
High cost due to Ti material
Ti vessel
Ti Bellows
Life ?
LHe supply Ti pipe
Nb/Ti LHe vessel base plate
Gasket sealing
b) Ti Vessel and
LHe inlet
c) SUS Vessel
Low cost due to SUS material
Nb/SUS LHe vessel base plate
Thermal stress
SUS Bellows

4. Mechanical property @ cold temperatures
Materials
0.2% Yield Strength [MPa]
300K K K
Tensile [MPa]
300K K K
Charpy Impact Test [J]
300K K K Nb
34.3 ~51.0
621.7
±47.7
132.4
~154.5
930.0
±48.0
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Tsuchiya
±4.2
346.3 ±5.5
408.3 ± 13.8
297.7 ±6.0
715.7 ±4.2
951.7 ±9.0
± 4.6
213.8 ±16.2
195.8 ± 12.7
351.7 ±7.0
636.0 ±4.6
691.3 ±16.6
445.7 ±7.1
863.7 ±3.1
1093 ±5.3
101.0 ± 8.1
32.0 ± 2.5
27.8 ± 4.5
114.6 ±6.9
88.3 ±75.8
SUS 316L
615.6 ±2.3
±5.0
Ti(2nd)/Ti (2nd)
TIG welding
274.7 ±21.5
443.3 ±22.0
517.7 ±17.8
415.3 ±2.1
822.0 ±2.6
±3.1
50.6 ±0
38.4 ±2.0
34.8 ±1.0
EBW
334.0 ±1.7
573.3 ±1.2
649.3 ±9.6
447.7 ±0.6
859.7 ±2.1
±3.5
59.6 ±1.5
55.7 ±0
52.8 ±1.3
Nb/Ti(2nd) EBW
61.6 ±4.4
18.2 ±3.8
19.5 ±7.9
Nb/Cu/SUS 316L HIP
276.4 ±8.4
694.4 ±28.9
Nb/Ti HIP ND
183.8 ±63.1
Ti/SUS 316L HIP
Tsuchiya (several conditions)
Tsuchiya (STF)
475.4 ±44.3
381 ~ 486
566 ~ 742
3.2 ~ 10.1
1.1 ~ 4.3
746 ±55.2
10.4 ±2.1
4.2 ±0.5
Ti/Ni/SUS 316L
Explosive Bonding
358.4 ±45.2
537.8 ±31.5
25.3 ±1.4
20.0 ±1.3
Ti/SUS 316L
Friction & Compensation
778.3 ±55.2
2.9
1.7 Ti
Charpy impact energy must be higher than K by Japanese high pressure vessel cord.

5. Thermal stress at the base plate
By H.Yamaoka
High Mn steel D Ti Ti
SUS316L Ｃ B A Nb Nb Cu Nb
Nb/Ti+SUS316L
Nb/Ti+High Mn steel
Nb/Cu/SUS316L
Thermal expansion coefficient
Maximum Surface Stress
[E-6/K]
SUS316L
16.0 Cu
17.0
High Mn steel
9.8 Ti
8.4 Nb
5.0 A
[MPa] B C D
Nb/Cu/SUS316L
250
500
Nb/Ti/SUS316L
100
200
470
Nb/Ti/High Mn Steel 80

6. Nb/SUS end plate design @ KEK
He tank: SUS316L
TIG welding
High Mn Steel or SUS
SUS
EBW Nb
EBW

7. R&D for the Transition Joint
Proposal
R&D for the Transition Joint
Develop transition joint method with a high sharpy value at cryogenic Temp.
Test the pulsed shock behavior at cryogenic Temp.
Investigate Bellows life for the pulse operation