Travel to Battelle Memorial Institute. Trip report, September 17, 24, and October 8, 1953
This report gives a brief summary of work at Battelle in support of Savannah River reactor fuel elements. Barrier effectiveness tests show that 0.2 mil nickel is a minimum for diffusion barrier application. Successful bonds by roll cladding with an electrodeposited nickel bond layer have been produced without deformation of 1 inch x 1 inch x 0.180 inch cores. Deformation of core versus pack has been established for several conditions of core dimension and rolling schedule. Apparatus for a critical extrusion test is being machined. The experiment is planned for late October. Beryllium additions to the AlSi bath suppress drossing, but they have negligible effect on intermetallic compound formation. Corrosion test failures of soldered ribs sprayed with zinc took place in 6 days regardless of solder used. The same ribs sprayed with aluminum are still intact after two weeks. Solder bonding with a flash coating of copper on both core and sheath has been satisfactorily completed with aluminum and uranium.
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Wilmington, DE (United States). Explosives Dept.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 10191102
- Report Number(s):
- DPW--53-1307-Del.Ver.; SR/H--827; ON: DE95001996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DIPPED COATINGS
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FUELS PRODUCTION AND PROPERTIES
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