Method for fabricating uranium alloy articles without shape memory effects
Abstract
Uranium-rich niobium and niobium-zirconium alloys possess a characteristic known as shape memory effect wherein shaped articles of these alloys recover their original shape when heated. The present invention circumvents this memory behavior by forming the alloys into the desired configuration at elevated temperatures with "cold" matched dies and maintaining the shaped articles between the dies until the articles cool to ambient temperature.
- Inventors:
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- Boulder, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865309
- Patent Number(s):
- 4493737
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22F - CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; fabricating; uranium; alloy; articles; shape; memory; effects; uranium-rich; niobium; niobium-zirconium; alloys; possess; characteristic; effect; shaped; recover; original; heated; circumvents; behavior; forming; desired; configuration; elevated; temperatures; cold; matched; dies; maintaining; cool; ambient; temperature; original shape; shaped articles; uranium alloy; zirconium alloy; elevated temperatures; elevated temperature; ambient temperature; shape memory; zirconium alloys; desired configuration; alloy articles; shaped article; memory effect; alloy article; alloys possess; /148/
Citation Formats
Banker, John G. Method for fabricating uranium alloy articles without shape memory effects. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Banker, John G. Method for fabricating uranium alloy articles without shape memory effects. United States.
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"Method for fabricating uranium alloy articles without shape memory effects". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865309.
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author = {Banker, John G},
abstractNote = {Uranium-rich niobium and niobium-zirconium alloys possess a characteristic known as shape memory effect wherein shaped articles of these alloys recover their original shape when heated. The present invention circumvents this memory behavior by forming the alloys into the desired configuration at elevated temperatures with "cold" matched dies and maintaining the shaped articles between the dies until the articles cool to ambient temperature.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
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