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Title: ALLOY COMPOSITION FOR CONTROL RODS OF NUCLEAR REACTORS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4839536

An alloy composition for control rods of nuclear reactors is composed essentially of (in weight per cent) from 65 to 85% silver, from 2 to 20% indium, from 0 to 10% cadmium, from 0 to 5% tin and from 0 to 1.5% aluminum; the atom fractions X, Y, Z, W, and V of the silver, cadmium, indium, aluminum and tin respectively follow the equation: X +2Y +3Z +3W +4V =1.4. (NPO)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-027144
OSTI ID:
4839536
Report Number(s):
FR 1214215
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English