GB802147A - Uranium alloys - Google Patents

Uranium alloys

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GB802147A
GB802147A GB1841454A GB1841454A GB802147A GB 802147 A GB802147 A GB 802147A GB 1841454 A GB1841454 A GB 1841454A GB 1841454 A GB1841454 A GB 1841454A GB 802147 A GB802147 A GB 802147A
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uranium
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niobium
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zirconium
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Alan Upson Seybolt
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C43/00—Alloys containing radioactive materials

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Abstract

A binary alloy of uranium containing 0.1-10 per cent by weight of niobium or zirconium may be used in nuclear reactors. Examples are given of the production of the alloys by melting together uranium and zirconium hydride in a vacuum or uranium and niobium in an argon atmosphere at low pressure, the constituents in each case being melted and mixed in a beryllium oxide crucible. Reference is made to heat treatment in the uranium-zirconium alloy to improve its tensile properties and hardness by heating at 900 DEG C. for two hours in a vacuum furnace, quenching in water, reheating at 300 DEG C. for two hours and again quenching. The uranium-niobium alloy is heated at 900 DEG C. in a hydrogen atmosphere for two hours, quenched in cold water, heated to 300-700 DEG C. a number of times while wrapped in copper foil, followed by quenching in cold water. U.S.A. Specification 1,759,454 is referred to.
GB1841454A 1954-06-23 1954-06-23 Uranium alloys Expired GB802147A (en)

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