NITRIC ACID PICKLING PROCESS

Patent · 19 August 1958

OSTI ID:4304215

Boller, E R; Eubank, L D

An improved process is described for the treatment of metallic uranium surfaces preparatory to being given hot dip coatings. The process consists in first pickling the uraniunn surInce with aqueous 50% to 70% nitric acid, at 60 to 70 deg C, for about 5 minutes, rinsing the acid solution from the uranium article, promptly drying and then passing it through a molten alkali-metal halide flux consisting of 42% LiCl, 53% KCla and 5% NaCl into a molten metal bath consisting of 85 parts by weight of zinc and 15 parts by weight of aluminum

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-001028
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2848351
• OSTI ID: 4304215
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALKALI METALS
ALUMINUM
COATING
EVAPORATION
FUSED SALTS
HALIDES
LIQUID METALS
LITHIUM CHLORIDES
NITRIC ACID
PATENTS
POTASSIUM CHLORIDES
QUANTITY RATIO
SODIUM CHLORIDES
SURFACES
TEMPERATURE
URANIUM
WATER
ZINC