Electroclad Aluminum on Uranium

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society (U.S.) Absorbed Electrochem. Technol.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2427466· OSTI ID:4240408

Beach, J G; Faust, C L

Electroplating of aluminum was studied at Battelle in 1953–55 as an alternative method for aluminum cladding of uranium fuel elements. Uranium electroclad with 12 mils of aluminum over a 0.5-mil nickel or nickel-plus-copper electroplate resisted corrosion for more than 100 hr in boiling water. Hot pressing the electroclad composite improved the corrosion resistance. Many of the results obtained with aluminum electrocladdings paralleled those obtained with wrought aluminum claddings on uranium

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, Ohio
• NSA Number: NSA-13-018155
• OSTI ID: 4240408
• Journal Information: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (U.S.) Absorbed Electrochem. Technol., Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (U.S.) Absorbed Electrochem. Technol. Vol. Vol: 106; ISSN JESOA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALUMINUM
CANNING
COPPER
CORROSION PROTECTION
ELECTROPLATING
FUEL ELEMENTS
METALLURGY AND CERAMICS
NICKEL
THICKNESS
URANIUM