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PRODUCTION OF URANIUM MONOCARBIDE

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4803846
A method of making essentially stoichiometric uranium monocarbide by pelletizing a mixture of uranium tetrafluoride, silicon, and carbon and reacting the mixture at a temperature of approximately 1500 to 1700 deg C until the reaction goes to completion, forming uranium monocarbide powder and volatile silicon tetrafluoride, is described. The powder is then melted to produce uranium monocarbide in massive form. (AEC)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-16-027583
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 3046090
OSTI ID:
4803846
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English