PROTECTIVELY COVERED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Abstract
A method of casting a protective jacket about a ura nium fuel element that will bond completely to the uranium without the use of stringers or supports that would ordinarily produce gaps in the cast metal coating and bond is presented. Preformed endcaps of alumlnum alloyed with 13% silicon are placed on the ends of the uranium fuel element. These caps will support the fuel element when placed in a mold. The mold is kept at a ing alloy but below that of uranium so the cast metal jacket will fuse with the endcaps forming a complete covering and bond to the fuel element, which would otherwise oxidize at the gaps or discontinuities lefi in the coating by previous casting methods.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4296339
- Patent Number(s):
- 2858262
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-008379
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BONDING; CASTING; CLOSURES; COATING; FABRICATION; FUEL ELEMENTS; JACKETS; MELTING; MELTING POINTS; METALS; OXIDATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SILICIDES; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM
Citation Formats
Plott, R F. PROTECTIVELY COVERED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE. United States: N. p., 1958.
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Plott, R F. PROTECTIVELY COVERED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE. United States.
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"PROTECTIVELY COVERED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE". United States.
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title = {PROTECTIVELY COVERED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE},
author = {Plott, R F},
abstractNote = {A method of casting a protective jacket about a ura nium fuel element that will bond completely to the uranium without the use of stringers or supports that would ordinarily produce gaps in the cast metal coating and bond is presented. Preformed endcaps of alumlnum alloyed with 13% silicon are placed on the ends of the uranium fuel element. These caps will support the fuel element when placed in a mold. The mold is kept at a ing alloy but below that of uranium so the cast metal jacket will fuse with the endcaps forming a complete covering and bond to the fuel element, which would otherwise oxidize at the gaps or discontinuities lefi in the coating by previous casting methods.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {10}
}
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