PROCESS OF PRODUCING REFRACTORY URANIUM OXIDE ARTICLES
Abstract
A method is presented for fabricating uranium oxide into a shaped refractory article by introducing a uranium halide fluxing reagent into the uranium oxide, and then mixing and compressing the materials into a shaped composite mass. The shaped mass of uranium oxide and uranium halide is then fired at an elevated temperature so as to form a refractory sintered article. It was found in the present invention that the introduction of a uraninm halide fluxing agent afforded a fluxing action with the uranium oxide particles and that excellent cohesion between these oxide particles was obtained. Approximately 90% of uranium dioxide and 10% of uranium tetrafluoride represent a preferred composition.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4304885
- Patent Number(s):
- 2814849
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-007014
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; HALIDES; PATENT; PRODUCTION; REFRACTION; SINTERED MATERIALS; URANIUM; URANIUM OXIDES; URANIUM TETRAFLUORIDE
Citation Formats
Hamilton, N E. PROCESS OF PRODUCING REFRACTORY URANIUM OXIDE ARTICLES. United States: N. p., 1957.
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Hamilton, N E. PROCESS OF PRODUCING REFRACTORY URANIUM OXIDE ARTICLES. United States.
Hamilton, N E. Sun .
"PROCESS OF PRODUCING REFRACTORY URANIUM OXIDE ARTICLES". United States.
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title = {PROCESS OF PRODUCING REFRACTORY URANIUM OXIDE ARTICLES},
author = {Hamilton, N E},
abstractNote = {A method is presented for fabricating uranium oxide into a shaped refractory article by introducing a uranium halide fluxing reagent into the uranium oxide, and then mixing and compressing the materials into a shaped composite mass. The shaped mass of uranium oxide and uranium halide is then fired at an elevated temperature so as to form a refractory sintered article. It was found in the present invention that the introduction of a uraninm halide fluxing agent afforded a fluxing action with the uranium oxide particles and that excellent cohesion between these oxide particles was obtained. Approximately 90% of uranium dioxide and 10% of uranium tetrafluoride represent a preferred composition.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1957},
month = {12}
}
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