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PREPARATION OF SELF BONDED BORIDES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4137539

A study is being made of the stability, helium retentivity, and crystallographic changes in selected boride resulting from the B/sup 10/(n, alpha )Li/sup 7/ reaction. The particular metal borides being investigated are: VB/sub 2/ TiB/sub 2/, HfB/sub 2/, ZrB/sub 2/, B/sub 4 /C, YB/sub 4/, SmB/sub 6/, EuB/sub 6/, and YB/sub 6/. The study includes irradiation of the pure borides in three forms: as powders, as polycrystalline solids, and as single crystals. Elemental boron is also being studied for comparison with the borides. (W.L.H.)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Vallecitos Atomic Lab., Pleasanton, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-001753
OSTI ID:
4137539
Report Number(s):
GEAP-3332
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English