STUDIES ON URANIUM-PLUTONIUM-MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1962 · J. Nuclear MAterials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3115(62)90217-9· OSTI ID:4815261

Boucher, R

In connection with the manufacture of fuel elements for fast reactors, studies were made of the thermal behavior of ternary U- Pu-Mo alloys containing 20% Pu and 8, 10, or 12% Mo, and also of one containing 60% U, 30% Pu, and 10% Mo. Since there is a phase transformation near 525 deg C, dimensional changes of alloy samples were measured during the breakdown of the high temperature phases at 350, 400, 450, and 500 deg C. It was found that as-cast alloys behaved similarly to alloys which were quenched. In all cases the transformations took place slowly and dilatometric changes were small. (auth)

• Research Organization: Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
• NSA Number: NSA-16-025786
• OSTI ID: 4815261
• Journal Information: J. Nuclear MAterials, Journal Name: J. Nuclear MAterials Vol. Vol: 6
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: French

Related Subjects

BREAKDOWN
EXPANSION
FUEL ELEMENTS
HEAT TREATMENTS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
MEASURED VALUES
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
PHASE DIAGRAMS
PLUTONIUM ALLOYS
REACTORS
SAMPLING
URANIUM ALLOYS