Method for fabricating laminated uranium composites
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for fabricating laminated composites of uranium or uranium alloys and at least one other metal or alloy. The laminated composites are fabricated by forming a casting of the molten uranium with the other metal or alloy which is selectively positioned in the casting and then hot-rolling the casting into a laminated plate in or around which the casting components are metallurgically bonded to one another to form the composite. The process of the present invention provides strong metallurgical bonds between the laminate components primarily since the bond disrupting surface oxides on the uranium or uranium alloy float to the surface of the casting to effectively remove the oxides from the bonding surfaces of the components.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6974689
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84011036
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FABRICATION; URANIUM ALLOYS; BONDING; CASTING; LAYERS; ACTINIDE ALLOYS; ALLOYS; JOINING; MATERIALS; 360101* - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication
Citation Formats
Chapman, L R. Method for fabricating laminated uranium composites. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Chapman, L R. Method for fabricating laminated uranium composites. United States.
Chapman, L R. Wed .
"Method for fabricating laminated uranium composites". United States.
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title = {Method for fabricating laminated uranium composites},
author = {Chapman, L R},
abstractNote = {The present invention is directed to a process for fabricating laminated composites of uranium or uranium alloys and at least one other metal or alloy. The laminated composites are fabricated by forming a casting of the molten uranium with the other metal or alloy which is selectively positioned in the casting and then hot-rolling the casting into a laminated plate in or around which the casting components are metallurgically bonded to one another to form the composite. The process of the present invention provides strong metallurgical bonds between the laminate components primarily since the bond disrupting surface oxides on the uranium or uranium alloy float to the surface of the casting to effectively remove the oxides from the bonding surfaces of the components.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {8}
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