THE CADMIUM-URANIUM PHASE DIAGRAM

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Trans. Met. Soc. AIME

OSTI ID:4836821

Martin, A E; Johnson, I; Feder, H M

The cadmium--uranium system was studied by thermal, metallographic, x- ray and sampling techniques; special emphasis was placed on the establishment of the liquidus lines. The single intermetallic phase, identifled as the compound UCd/sub 11/, melts peritectically at 473 deg C to form alpha uranium and melt containing 2.5 wt.% uranium. The cadmium-rich eutectic (0.07 wt.% uranium) freezes at 320.6 deg C. Solid solubilities in uranium and cadmium appear to be negligible. Between 473 deg C and 600 deg C the liquidus line is retrograde. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-029762
• OSTI ID: 4836821
• Journal Information: Trans. Met. Soc. AIME, Journal Name: Trans. Met. Soc. AIME Vol. Vol: 221
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALLOTROPY
CADMIUM ALLOYS
EUTECTICS
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
MELTING POINTS
METALLOGRAPHY
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
PHASE DIAGRAMS
SAMPLING
SOLID SOLUTIONS
TEMPERATURE
THERMODYNAMICS
URANIUM
URANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM-ALPHA
X RADIATION