METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES
Abstract
An improved process is presented for providing uranium slugs with thin walled aluminum jackets. Since aluminum has a slightiy higher coefficient of thermal expansion than does uraaium, both uranium slugs and aluminum cans are heated to an elevated temperature of about 180 C, and the slug are inserted in the cans at that temperature. During the subsequent cooling of the assembly, the aluminum contracts more than does the uranium and a tight shrink fit is thus assured.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4303080
- Patent Number(s):
- 2848800
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-004301
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ALUMINUM; COOLING; DEFORMATION; EXPANSION; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEATING; JACKETS; LAYERS; RODS; SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRESSES; URANIUM; VOLUME
Citation Formats
Maloney, J O, Haines, E B, and Tepe, J B. METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES. United States: N. p., 1958.
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Maloney, J O, Haines, E B, & Tepe, J B. METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES. United States.
Maloney, J O, Haines, E B, and Tepe, J B. Tue .
"METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES". United States.
@article{osti_4303080,
title = {METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES},
author = {Maloney, J O and Haines, E B and Tepe, J B},
abstractNote = {An improved process is presented for providing uranium slugs with thin walled aluminum jackets. Since aluminum has a slightiy higher coefficient of thermal expansion than does uraaium, both uranium slugs and aluminum cans are heated to an elevated temperature of about 180 C, and the slug are inserted in the cans at that temperature. During the subsequent cooling of the assembly, the aluminum contracts more than does the uranium and a tight shrink fit is thus assured.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 1958},
month = {Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 1958}
}
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