PRODUCTION OF URANIUM TUBING
Abstract
The manufacture of thin-walled uranium tubing by the hot-piercing techique is described. Uranium billets are preheated to a temperature above 780 d C. The heated billet is fed to a station where it is engaged on its external surface by three convex-surfaced rotating rollers which are set at an angle to the axis of the billet to produce a surface friction force in one direction to force the billet over a piercing mandrel. While being formed around the mandrel and before losing the desired shape, the tube thus formed is cooled by a water spray.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4330395
- Patent Number(s):
- 2830921
- Assignee:
- U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21B - ROLLING OF METAL
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014429
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; COOLING; FRICTION; HEATING; HOT WORKING; PATENT; PRODUCTION; ROLLING; ROTATION; SURFACES; TOOLS; TUBES; URANIUM; URANIUM MINERALS; WATER
Citation Formats
Creutz, E C. PRODUCTION OF URANIUM TUBING. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Creutz, E C. PRODUCTION OF URANIUM TUBING. United States.
Creutz, E C. Tue .
"PRODUCTION OF URANIUM TUBING". United States.
@article{osti_4330395,
title = {PRODUCTION OF URANIUM TUBING},
author = {Creutz, E C},
abstractNote = {The manufacture of thin-walled uranium tubing by the hot-piercing techique is described. Uranium billets are preheated to a temperature above 780 d C. The heated billet is fed to a station where it is engaged on its external surface by three convex-surfaced rotating rollers which are set at an angle to the axis of the billet to produce a surface friction force in one direction to force the billet over a piercing mandrel. While being formed around the mandrel and before losing the desired shape, the tube thus formed is cooled by a water spray.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {4}
}
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