CONTROL ROD ALLOY CONTAINING NOBLE METAL ADDITIONS

Patent · Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 1958

OSTI ID:4821964

This patent relates in general to alloys suitable for use in the fabrication of control rods for neutronic reactors, and more specifically to silver base alloys suitable for such applications. The alloy consists of from 0.5 to about 1.5 weight percent of a noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, and palladium, up to l0 weight percent of cadmium, from 2 weight percent to 20 weight percent indium, the balance being silver.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-005749
• OSTI ID: 4821964
• Report Number(s): AU 228844
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: Australia
• Language: English

Related Subjects

METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
CADMIUM ALLOYS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
INDIUM ALLOYS
NEUTRONS
OSMIUM ALLOYS
PALLADIUM ALLOYS
PATENT
PLATINUM ALLOYS
REACTORS
RHODIUM ALLOYS
RODS
RUTHENIUM ALLOYS
SILVER ALLOYS