METHOD OF PROTECTIVELY COATING URANIUM

Patent · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4252819

Eubank, L D; Boller, E R

A method is described for protectively coating uranium with zine comprising cleaning the U for coating by pickling in concentrated HNO/sub 3/, dipping the cleaned U into a bath of molten zinc between 430 to 600 C and containing less than 0 01% each of Fe and Pb, and withdrawing and cooling to solidify the coating. The zinccoated uranium may be given a; econd coating with another metal niore resistant to the corrosive influences particularly concerned. A coating of Pb containing small proportions of Ag or Sn, or Al containing small proportions of Si may be applied over the zinc coatings by dipping in molten baths of these metals.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-013654
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2872343
• OSTI ID: 4252819
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

METALLURGY AND CERAMICS
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
CLEANING
COATING
CORROSION PROTECTION
ETCHING
LEAD ALLOYS
LIQUID METALS
NITRIC ACID
SILICIDES
SILVER ALLOYS
TEMPERATURE
TIN ALLOYS
URANIUM
ZINC