DISPERSION HARDENING OF URANIUM METAL
Abstract
A method of hardening U metal involves the forming of a fine dispersion of UO/sub 2/. This method consists of first hydriding the U to form a finely divided powder and then exposing the powder to a very dilute O gas in an inert atmosphere under such pressure and temperature conditions as to cause a thin oxide film to coat each particle of the U hydride, The oxide skin prevents agglomeration of the particles as the remaining H is removed, thus preserving the small particle size. The oxide skin coatings remain as an oxide dispersion. The resulting product may be workhardened to improve its physical characteristics. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4745604
- Patent Number(s):
- 3073698
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission DTIE; NSA-17-008796
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-008796
- 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; COATING; DISPERSIONS; FILMS; GRAIN SIZE; HARDNESS; HYDROGEN; INERT GASES; OXYGEN; PATENT; POWDERS; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM HYDRIDES
Citation Formats
Arbiter, W. DISPERSION HARDENING OF URANIUM METAL. United States: N. p., 1963.
Web.
Arbiter, W. DISPERSION HARDENING OF URANIUM METAL. United States.
Arbiter, W. Tue .
"DISPERSION HARDENING OF URANIUM METAL". United States.
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title = {DISPERSION HARDENING OF URANIUM METAL},
author = {Arbiter, W.},
abstractNote = {A method of hardening U metal involves the forming of a fine dispersion of UO/sub 2/. This method consists of first hydriding the U to form a finely divided powder and then exposing the powder to a very dilute O gas in an inert atmosphere under such pressure and temperature conditions as to cause a thin oxide film to coat each particle of the U hydride, The oxide skin prevents agglomeration of the particles as the remaining H is removed, thus preserving the small particle size. The oxide skin coatings remain as an oxide dispersion. The resulting product may be workhardened to improve its physical characteristics. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1963},
month = {1}
}
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