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EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND FABRICABILITY OF 48 WT. % URANIUM-52 WT. % ALUMINUM ALLOYS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4335026· OSTI ID:4335026

This investigation was undertaken to establish the feasibility of spheroidizing the eutectic in 48 wt.% U--Al alloys with the ultimate goals being reduction of edge cracking during hot rolling of the core alloy and diminution of dog-boning during hot rolling of composite fuel plates: It was felt that the problems of edge cracking and dog-boning, which were recurrent during development of the 48 wt.% U--Al alloy for Foreign Reactor Program applications, might both be minlmized with a heat-treated alloy. (auth)

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-12-000276
OSTI ID:
4335026
Report Number(s):
CF-57-3-160
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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