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METHOD OF TESTING HERMETIC CONTAINERS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4252993

A method is presented for testing hermetic containers enclosing a material capable of chemically combining with a fluid at elevated temperatures. In accordance with the invention, the container to be tested is weighed together with the material therein. The container and its contents are then immersed in the fluid and heated to a temperature sufficiently high to cause a reaction to take place between the contents and the fluid and maintained under such conditions for a definite period of time. The container and its contents are then cooled and re-weighed. The rate of change in weight is determined and utilized as an index to determine the possibility of container failure.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-015126
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2873603
OSTI ID:
4252993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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