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Title: Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors

Abstract

An aluminide coating for a fuel cladding tube for LMFBRs (liquid metal fast breeder reactors) such as those using liquid sodium as a heat transfer agent. The coating comprises a mixture of nickel-aluminum intermetallic phases and presents good corrosion resistance to liquid sodium at temperatures up to 700.degree. C. while additionally presenting a barrier to outward diffusion of .sup.54 Mn.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. (Richland, WA)
  2. Pasco, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864433
Patent Number(s):
4362696
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
DOE Contract Number:  
E(45-1)-2170
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
corrosion-resistant; fuel; cladding; allow; liquid; metal; fast; breeder; reactors; aluminide; coating; tube; lmfbrs; sodium; heat; transfer; agent; comprises; mixture; nickel-aluminum; intermetallic; phases; corrosion; resistance; temperatures; 700; degree; additionally; barrier; outward; diffusion; 54; mn; metallic phase; fuel cladding; corrosion resistance; breeder reactor; fast breeder; liquid metal; heat transfer; liquid sodium; metal fast; breeder reactors; transfer agent; intermetallic phase; coating comprises; intermetallic phases; aluminide coating; /376/427/976/

Citation Formats

Brehm, Jr., William F., and Colburn, Richard P. Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Brehm, Jr., William F., & Colburn, Richard P. Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors. United States.
Brehm, Jr., William F., and Colburn, Richard P. Fri . "Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864433.
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year = {1982},
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