Improved molten metal containment vessel with rare earth oxysulfide or sulfide protective coating thereon and method of making same

Patent Application · Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5875321

Krikorian, O H; Curtis, P G

An improved molten metal containment vessel is disclosed in which wetting of the vessel's inner wall surfaces by molten metal is inhibited by coating at least the inner surfaces of the containment vessel with one or more rare earth oxysulfide or rare earth sulfide compounds to inhibit wetting and or adherence by the molten metal to the surfaces of the containment vessel. 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7420488
• Application Number: ON: DE91011704; PPN: US 7-420488
• OSTI ID: 5875321
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CONTAINERS
WETTABILITY
OXYSULFIDES
COATINGS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SULFIDES
CONTAINMENT
INHIBITION
INVENTIONS
NIOBIUM
TANTALUM
TITANIUM
VANADIUM
WALLS
ZIRCONIUM
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
METALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
220200* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Components & Accessories
360103 - Metals & Alloys- Mechanical Properties