Deuterium retention in a Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic (RAFM) steel alloy, F82H (8Cr-2W), and EUROFER (9Cr-1W) has been measured after exposure to deuterium plasmas.
In RAFM steels, deuterium retention by low-energy deuterium plasma bombardments was on the order of 1017–1019 D/m2.
Deuterium retention at lower temperatures is greater than at higher temperatures.
Tungsten surface concentrations increase with fluence and ion energy due to selective sputtering of iron and chromium.