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Title: PREPARATION OF METAL POWDER COMPACTS PRIOR TO PRESSING

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4284465

A method of fabricating uranium by a powder metallurgical technique is described. It consists in introducing powdered uranium hydride into a receptacle shaped to coincide with the coatour of the die cavity and heating the hydride so that it decomposes to uranium metal. The metal particles cohere in the shapw of the receptacle and thereafter the prefurmed metal powder is pressed and sintered to obtain a dense compact.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-004315
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2849313
OSTI ID:
4284465
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English