Corrosion-resistant uranium
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the protecting of uranium and uranium alloy articles from corrosion by providing the surfaces of the articles with a layer of an ion-plated metal selected from aluminum and zinc to a thickness of at least 60 microinches and then converting at least the outer surface of the ion-plated layer of aluminum or zinc to aluminum chromate or zinc chromate. This conversion of the aluminum or zinc to the chromate form considerably enhances the corrosion resistance of the ion plating so as to effectively protect the coated article from corrosion.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5322337
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82016111
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CORROSION PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATES; ELECTROPLATING; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDE ALLOYS; ACTINIDES; ALLOYS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELEMENTS; LYSIS; METALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLATING; SURFACE COATING; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; 360105* - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion
Citation Formats
Hovis, Jr, V M, Pullen, W C, Kollie, T G, and Bell, R T. Corrosion-resistant uranium. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Hovis, Jr, V M, Pullen, W C, Kollie, T G, & Bell, R T. Corrosion-resistant uranium. United States.
Hovis, Jr, V M, Pullen, W C, Kollie, T G, and Bell, R T. Wed .
"Corrosion-resistant uranium". United States.
@article{osti_5322337,
title = {Corrosion-resistant uranium},
author = {Hovis, Jr, V M and Pullen, W C and Kollie, T G and Bell, R T},
abstractNote = {The present invention is directed to the protecting of uranium and uranium alloy articles from corrosion by providing the surfaces of the articles with a layer of an ion-plated metal selected from aluminum and zinc to a thickness of at least 60 microinches and then converting at least the outer surface of the ion-plated layer of aluminum or zinc to aluminum chromate or zinc chromate. This conversion of the aluminum or zinc to the chromate form considerably enhances the corrosion resistance of the ion plating so as to effectively protect the coated article from corrosion.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {10}
}
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