Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors

Patent · Tue Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6535025

Brehm, W F; Colburn, R P

An aluminide coating for a fuel cladding tube for LMFBRS (liquid metal fast breeder reactors) such as those using liquid sodium as a heat transfer agent. The coating comprises a mixture of nickelaluminum intermetallic phases and presents good corrosion resistance to liquid sodium at temperatures up to 700/sup 0/ C while additionally presenting a barrier to outward diffusion of 54mn.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4362696
• OSTI ID: 6535025
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 21 May 1979; Other Information: PAT-APPL-041273
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IRON ALLOYS
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