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ELECTROLYTIC DISSOLUTION OF STAINLESS STEEL

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4221234
Stainless steel rods and a stainless steel clad uranium rod were dissolved satisfactorily by anodic oxidation in nitric acid. Dissolving rates of stainless steel varied linesrly with current density for both direct current and alternating current. Acidity, salt concentration, and temperature had very little or no effect on dissolving rates. The major gaseous product from electrolytic dissolution of stainless steel in nitric acid was nitric oxide with small amounts of carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and nitrous oxide. Samples of the oilgas contained no hydrogen. (auth)
Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-13-020990
OSTI ID:
4221234
Report Number(s):
DP-396
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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