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Title: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM PLATE

Abstract

Hot-rolled uranium plate exhibited a pronounced directionality in mechanical properties which was reduced but not eliminated by beta transformation. Results of tensile, bend, impact and hardness tests made at room temperature are summarized for both hotrolled and beta-transfomned uranium plate. Significant differences in mechanical properties existed between ten lots of uranium plate processed under similar conditions. Composition and processing data were inadequate to assign causes for the variations. (auth)

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
4217393
Report Number(s):
DP-376
NSA Number:
NSA-14-000617
DOE Contract Number:
AT(07-2)-1
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS; ALLOTROPY; HARDNESS; HOT WORKING; IMPACT SHOCK; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLATES; ROLLING; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; URANIUM; VARIATIONS

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Caskey, G.R. Jr. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM PLATE. United States: N. p., 1959. Web. doi:10.2172/4217393.
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author = {Caskey, G.R. Jr.},
abstractNote = {Hot-rolled uranium plate exhibited a pronounced directionality in mechanical properties which was reduced but not eliminated by beta transformation. Results of tensile, bend, impact and hardness tests made at room temperature are summarized for both hotrolled and beta-transfomned uranium plate. Significant differences in mechanical properties existed between ten lots of uranium plate processed under similar conditions. Composition and processing data were inadequate to assign causes for the variations. (auth)},
doi = {10.2172/4217393},
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year = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959},
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