METHOD OF PROTECTING TANTALUM CRUCIBLES AGAINST REACTION WITH MOLTEN URANIUM
Abstract
Tantalum crucibles against reaction with molten uranium by contacting the surfaces to be protected with metallic boron (as powder, vapor, or suspension in a liquid-volatilenonreacting medium, such as acetone and petroleum oil) at about 1800 deg C in vacuum, discontinuing contact with the boron, and heating the crucibles to a temperature of between 1800 aad 2000 deg C, whereby the tantalum boride formed in the first heating step is converted to tantalum monoboride.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4142353
- Patent Number(s):
- 2949390
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-025877
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS; ACETONE; BORON; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRUCIBLES; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID METALS; LIQUIDS; PETROLEUM; POWDERS; STABILITY; SURFACES; SUSPENSIONS; TANTALUM; TANTALUM BORIDES; URANIUM; VACUUM; VAPORS; VOLATILITY
Citation Formats
Feder, H M, and Chellew, N R. METHOD OF PROTECTING TANTALUM CRUCIBLES AGAINST REACTION WITH MOLTEN URANIUM. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Feder, H M, & Chellew, N R. METHOD OF PROTECTING TANTALUM CRUCIBLES AGAINST REACTION WITH MOLTEN URANIUM. United States.
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"METHOD OF PROTECTING TANTALUM CRUCIBLES AGAINST REACTION WITH MOLTEN URANIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4142353,
title = {METHOD OF PROTECTING TANTALUM CRUCIBLES AGAINST REACTION WITH MOLTEN URANIUM},
author = {Feder, H M and Chellew, N R},
abstractNote = {Tantalum crucibles against reaction with molten uranium by contacting the surfaces to be protected with metallic boron (as powder, vapor, or suspension in a liquid-volatilenonreacting medium, such as acetone and petroleum oil) at about 1800 deg C in vacuum, discontinuing contact with the boron, and heating the crucibles to a temperature of between 1800 aad 2000 deg C, whereby the tantalum boride formed in the first heating step is converted to tantalum monoboride.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {8}
}