Corrosion resistance of zinc-nickel plated U-O. 75 Ti

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5880244· OSTI ID:5880244

Dini, J W; Johnson, H R

As part of a program for the US Army directed at improving the corrosion performance of U-0.75 Ti, specimens were coated with Zn-10 Ni alloy electroplate and then subjected to various corrosion tests. This work revealed that the Zn-Ni coatings provided good protection for U-0.75 Ti in salt fog and in non-sealed moist-nitrogen systems. In sealed, moist-nitrogen environments the Zn-Ni coatings deteriorated quickly and provided no protection. Some plating with Zn alone, using some of the new non-cyanide plating solutions, was also attempted, but the results were inconsistent.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5880244
• Report Number(s): SAND-79-8041
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ACTINIDE ALLOYS
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ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CORROSION
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DEPOSITION
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FOG
METALS
MOISTURE
NICKEL ALLOYS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
SALTS
SURFACE COATING
TITANIUM ADDITIONS
TITANIUM ALLOYS
URANIUM ALLOYS
ZINC
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