PAPERS PRESENTED AT ANP MATERIALS MEETING NOVEMBER 16-18, 1954, WRIGHT AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DAYTON, OHIO
Screening tests were conducted on materials for pump bearings, valves, and seals for fluorides and sodium. The specimens were loaded into Inconel containers along with a scdium or fluoride bath. Ceramics and cermets were dynamically tested in fluorides and sodium. Stress-rupture data are presented for Inconel in fused fluoride salts. Joining methods and procedures are reported for the fabrication of compact and relatively complex radiators and heat exchangers for circulating fuel reactors. Typical radiator designs are shown. The fabrication of control rods and reactor shielding is described. The corrosion of stainless steel and Inconel by Li, Na, and Rb is reported The compatibility of Be, Na, and Inconel is discussed. Requirements of container materials for circulating-fuel reactors are presented. It is shown that Inconel is a successful container material for reactors of this type. The corrosion of various metals by molten fluorides is discussed. A study was made of the mass trsnsfer and corrosion characteristics of a number of metals and alloys in liquid lead. (W.L.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-024489
- OSTI ID:
- 4142437
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL-2685
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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