PREFERRED ORIENTATION IN ROLLED URANIUM RODS
A study was made of preferred orientation in uraninm rods rolled to various reductions at 300 and 600 C. The rods uged for the 300 C final rolling were obtained from three groups which had been previously either rolled at 600 C, or rolled at 300 C and annealed at 550 C, or beta treated. The rods used for the 600 C final rolling were obtained from material previously beta treated. It was found that, regardless of the starting material, the orientation was the same if the reduction at 300 C was approximately 70% or greater. A considerable variation in orientation was observed in rods with lower reduction. The type of orientation developed by 600 C rolling is somewhat different from that obtained by 300 C rolling. The recrystallization texture in rods rolled at 300 C may be described as consisting of (010) and approximately (140) fiber-texture components. Thermal cycling and thermal-expansion data are also given for these rods. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.; Combustion Engineering Inc., New York; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-003898
- OSTI ID:
- 4284520
- Journal Information:
- Trans. Met. Soc. AIME, Journal Name: Trans. Met. Soc. AIME Vol. Vol: 212
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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