COLUMBIUM CLAD URANIUM CARBIDE FUEL ELEMENT. Quarterly Report No. 3 for November 1, 1959-January 31, 1960

Technical Report · Fri Feb 26 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4196214

Finley, J J; Korchynsky, M; Sarian, S

Progress made in the areas of preparation and consolidation of uranium monocarbide (UC) is summarized. Conditions for optimization of the formation of UC by the uranium metal-- methane reaction are discussed. Consolidation of UC by powder metallurgical techniques results in densities of 12.7 g/cm/sup 3/ by cold- pressing and sintering at 1900 deg C in argon, and of 13.3 g/cm by vacuum hot- pressing at 1500 deg C. These data compare well with the theoretical density of 13.6 g/cm/sup 3/. Initial experiments in slip casting of UC are described. Compatibility studies of UC and columbium-base alloys, selected as eventual cladding material, fail to reveal an interaction after 100 hours at 1100 deg C in argon. (For preceding period see ORO-222.) (auth)

• Research Organization: Union Carbide Metals Co., Niagara Falls, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-011909
• OSTI ID: 4196214
• Report Number(s): ORO-262
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ARGON
CANNING
CARBIDES
CASTING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLD WORKING
COMPACTING
FAILURES
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HOT WORKING
INTERACTIONS
METALLURGY
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS
METHANE
NIOBIUM ALLOYS
POWDERS
PREPARATION
PRESSING
PRESSURE
SINTERING
SLIP CASTING
SOLIDIFICATION
URANIUM
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
VACUUM