HIGH ENERGY RATE EXTRUSION OF URANIUM

Lewis, L

Title: HIGH ENERGY RATE EXTRUSION OF URANIUM

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A method of extruding uranium at a high energy rate is described. Conditions during the extrusion are such that the temperature of the metal during extrusion reaches a point above the normal alpha to beta transition, but the metal nevertheless remains in the alpha phase in accordance with the Clausius- Clapeyron equation. Upon exiting from the die, the metal automatically enters the beta phase, after which the metal is permitted to cool. (AEC)

Inventors:: Lewis, L

Issue Date:: 1963-07-23

OSTI Identifier:: 4690214

Patent Number(s):: 3098807

Assignee:: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22F - CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS

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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22F - CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
C22F1/18 - High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
C22C43/00 - Alloys containing radioactive materials

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING
B21C23/04 - by direct extrusion

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C3/60 - Metallic fuel

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING
B21C23/01 - starting from material of particular form or shape, e.g. mechanically pre-treated

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S376/901 - Fuel

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NSA Number:: NSA-17-030960

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS; ALLOTROPY; COOLING; DIES; EXTRUSION; HOT WORKING; PATENT; URANIUM; URANIUM-ALPHA; URANIUM-BETA; VELOCITY

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  title        = {HIGH ENERGY RATE EXTRUSION OF URANIUM},

  author       = {Lewis, L},

  abstractNote = {A method of extruding uranium at a high energy rate is described. Conditions during the extrusion are such that the temperature of the metal during extrusion reaches a point above the normal alpha to beta transition, but the metal nevertheless remains in the alpha phase in accordance with the Clausius- Clapeyron equation. Upon exiting from the die, the metal automatically enters the beta phase, after which the metal is permitted to cool. (AEC)},

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