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MONTHLY LETTER REPORT NO. 14 COVERING PERIOD DECEMBER 15, 1959 TO JANUARY 15, 1960

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4193885
Fabrication of differential thermal analysis pellets of beryllium- uranium dioxide was begun, using water as a lubricant. Tensile tests were continued using small diameter specimens at 1000, 1500, and 2000 deg F. An increase in strength with temperature was noted in all cases. Room temperature tensile tests were carried out to determine the influence of firing conditions on strength. Work was begin on adaptation of the graphite mold release to an aqueous system. A statistical study of fabrication variables considered relative to the mold, the slip, and the firing conditions including temperature and time was completed. (See also ORO-225.) (C.J.G.)
Research Organization:
Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta. Engineering Experiment Station
NSA Number:
NSA-14-008710
OSTI ID:
4193885
Report Number(s):
ORO-251; Project No. B-153
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English