Inordertotransfertheheatfromthearmortothecoolant,tungstenhastobeconnectedwithacopperheatsink.Thejointtechnologyisthemostcriticalissueformanufacturingplasmafacingcomponents.Consequently,thereliabilityofthejointsshouldbeverifiedbyagreatnumberofhigh-heat-flux（HHF）teststosimulatetherealloadconditions.W/CubrazedjointtechnologywithsliverfreefillermetalCuMnNihasbeendevelopedatSouthwesternInstituteofPhysics（SWIP）.Screeningandthermalfatiguetestsofonesmall-scaleflattileW/CuCrZrmockupwereperformedona60kWelectron-beamMaterialtestingscenario（EMS-60）constructedrecentlyatSWIP.Themodulesuccessfullysurvivedscreeningtestwiththeabsorbedpowerdensity(Pabs)of2MW/m2to10MW/m2andthefollowing1000cyclesatPabsof7.2MW/m2withouthotspotsandoverheatingzonesduringthewholetestcampaign.MetallurgyandSEMobservationsdidnotfindanycracksatbothsidesandtheinterface,indicatingagoodbondingofWandCuCrZralloy.Inaddition,finiteelementsimulationsbyANSYS12.0underexperimentalloadconditionswereperformedandcomparedwithexperimentalresults.
