AFCEN is an International Standard Developing Organisation whose primary purpose is to:

•  Produce up-to-date codes offering accurate and practical rules for the design, construction and in-service inspection of components for use in industrial or experimental nuclear facilities (RCC codes),
•  Ensure certified and readily available training programs enabling code users to achieve a high level of expertise, knowledge and practical skills in using AFCEN codes.

AFCEN comprises 82 institutional members, representing more than 900 experts who contribute to the development and continuous improvement of AFCEN codes at the international level.

The CEA is a major research institution serving the French government, the economy, and citizens. Drawing on excellent fundamental research, it provides concrete solutions to their needs in four main areas:

•  low-carbon energies (nuclear and renewable),
•  digital technology,
•  technologies for the medicine of the future,
•  defense and security.

With a workforce of 20,000 people, based in nine sites equipped with very large-scale research infrastructures, the CEA has been ranked among the top 100 most innovative companies in the world for over 10 years (Clarivate ranking) and actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners, in France, Europe and worldwide.

High temperature materials play a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable, efficient, economical and overall sustainable future nuclear systems. The CEA therefore addresses issues relating to the design, manufacturing and metallurgy of high-temperature materials and structures, based on the experimental characterization and numerical modelling of their microstructures and mechanical properties. 

Salloytech manufactures high-temperature test hardware for creep, stress-rupture, and hot-tensile applications—pull rods, couplings, grips, adapters, and fixtures.

•  Pull rods — threaded on both ends (metric/imperial) or fully customized, lengths up to 1 m (40″).
•  Couplings and adapters — including clevis, button head, wedge grips, custom holders/fixtures, pins, and tailored tooling for test frames.
•  Materials: single-crystal René N5, MAR-M 246/247, 713C, CMSX-4 plus SLS, Waspaloy, the Inconel family — and others upon request.

Why us?

•  From single prototypes to repeat batch production with full customization and rapid lead times.
•  Trusted by major laboratories and compatible with leading frame systems

Get in touch to discuss your specifications!