Abstract
We have studied the behaviour during thermal cycling of as-cast U-Mo alloys whose molybdenum content varies from 0.5 to 3 per cent; results are given concerning grain stability during extended heat treatments and the effect of treatments combining protracted heating with thermal cycling. The thermal cycling treatments were carried out at 550, 575, 600 and 625 deg C for 1000 cycles; the protracted heating experiments were done at 550, 575, 600 and 625 deg C for 2000 hours (4000 hrs at 625 deg C). The 0.5 per cent alloy resists much better to the thermal cycling than does the non-alloyed uranium. This resistance is, however, much lower than that of alloys containing over l per cent, even at 550 deg C it improves after a heat treatment for grain-refining. Alloys of over 1.1 per cent have a very good resistance to a cycling treatment even at 625 deg C, and this behaviour improves with increasing concentrations up to 3 per cent. An increase in the temperature up to the {gamma}-phase has few disadvantages provided that it is followed by rapid cooling (50 to 100 deg C/min). The {alpha} grain is fine, the {gamma}-phase is of the modular form, and the
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Decours, J;
Fabrique, B;
Peault, O
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- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires
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Decours, J, Fabrique, B, and Peault, O.
Thermal cycling behaviour and thermal stability of uranium-molybdenum alloys of low molybdenum content; Comportement au cyclage thermique et stabilite thermique des alliaces uranium-molybdene de faibles teneurs en molybdene.
France: N. p.,
1963.
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Decours, J, Fabrique, B, & Peault, O.
Thermal cycling behaviour and thermal stability of uranium-molybdenum alloys of low molybdenum content; Comportement au cyclage thermique et stabilite thermique des alliaces uranium-molybdene de faibles teneurs en molybdene.
France.
Decours, J, Fabrique, B, and Peault, O.
1963.
"Thermal cycling behaviour and thermal stability of uranium-molybdenum alloys of low molybdenum content; Comportement au cyclage thermique et stabilite thermique des alliaces uranium-molybdene de faibles teneurs en molybdene."
France.
@misc{etde_20808543,
title = {Thermal cycling behaviour and thermal stability of uranium-molybdenum alloys of low molybdenum content; Comportement au cyclage thermique et stabilite thermique des alliaces uranium-molybdene de faibles teneurs en molybdene}
author = {Decours, J, Fabrique, B, and Peault, O}
abstractNote = {We have studied the behaviour during thermal cycling of as-cast U-Mo alloys whose molybdenum content varies from 0.5 to 3 per cent; results are given concerning grain stability during extended heat treatments and the effect of treatments combining protracted heating with thermal cycling. The thermal cycling treatments were carried out at 550, 575, 600 and 625 deg C for 1000 cycles; the protracted heating experiments were done at 550, 575, 600 and 625 deg C for 2000 hours (4000 hrs at 625 deg C). The 0.5 per cent alloy resists much better to the thermal cycling than does the non-alloyed uranium. This resistance is, however, much lower than that of alloys containing over l per cent, even at 550 deg C it improves after a heat treatment for grain-refining. Alloys of over 1.1 per cent have a very good resistance to a cycling treatment even at 625 deg C, and this behaviour improves with increasing concentrations up to 3 per cent. An increase in the temperature up to the {gamma}-phase has few disadvantages provided that it is followed by rapid cooling (50 to 100 deg C/min). The {alpha} grain is fine, the {gamma}-phase is of the modular form, and the behaviour during a thermal cycling treatment is satisfactory. If this cooling is slow (15 deg /hr) the {alpha}-grain is coarse and cycling treatment behaviour is identical to that of the 0.5 per cent alloy. The protracted heat treatments showed that the {alpha}-grain exhibits satisfactory stability after 2000 hours at 575, 600 and 625 deg C, and after 4000 hours at 625 deg C. A heat cycling treatment carried out after these tests affects only very little the behaviour of these alloys during cycling. (authors) [French] Nous avons etudie le comportement au cyclage thermique des alliages U-Mo, brut de coulee, dont la teneur varie de 0,5 a 3 pour cent de molybdene, les resultats de stabilite du grain au cours de traitements thermiques de longue duree, ainsi que ceux des traitements combines de longue duree et de cyclage. Les traitements de cyclage thermique ont ete faits a 550, 575, 600 et 625 deg C pendant 1000 cycles et les traitements de longues durees a 550, 575, 600 et 625 deg C pendant 2000 heures (4000 h a 625 deg C). L'alliage a 0,5 pour cent presente une bien meilleure tenue au cyclage thermique que l'uranium non-allie, toutefois ce comportement est nettement moins bon que celui des alliages de teneurs superieurs a 1 pour cent meme a 550 deg C; cette tenue s'ameliore par traitement thermique d'affinage du grain. A partir de l'alliage a 1,1 pour cent, la tenue au cyclage est tres bonne meme a 625 deg C et va en s'ameliorant jusqu'a 3 pour cent. Une montee de la temperature jusqu'a la phase {beta} a peu d'inconvenient a condition d'etre suivie d'un refroidissement rapide (50 a 100 deg /mn). Le grain {alpha} est fin, la phase {gamma} est sous forme nodulaire, et le comportement au cyclage thermique est bon. Si ce refroidissement est lent (15 deg /h), la grain {alpha} est grossier et le comportement au cyclage thermique est identique a celui de l'alliage a 0,5 pour cent. Les traitements de longue duree ont montre une bonne stabilite du grain {alpha} apres 2000 heures de maintien a 575, 600 et 625 deg C et apres 4000 heures a 625 deg C. Un cyclage thermique effectue apres ces traitements change tres peu le comportement au cyclage de ces alliages. (auteurs)}
place = {France}
year = {1963}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Thermal cycling behaviour and thermal stability of uranium-molybdenum alloys of low molybdenum content; Comportement au cyclage thermique et stabilite thermique des alliaces uranium-molybdene de faibles teneurs en molybdene}
author = {Decours, J, Fabrique, B, and Peault, O}
abstractNote = {We have studied the behaviour during thermal cycling of as-cast U-Mo alloys whose molybdenum content varies from 0.5 to 3 per cent; results are given concerning grain stability during extended heat treatments and the effect of treatments combining protracted heating with thermal cycling. The thermal cycling treatments were carried out at 550, 575, 600 and 625 deg C for 1000 cycles; the protracted heating experiments were done at 550, 575, 600 and 625 deg C for 2000 hours (4000 hrs at 625 deg C). The 0.5 per cent alloy resists much better to the thermal cycling than does the non-alloyed uranium. This resistance is, however, much lower than that of alloys containing over l per cent, even at 550 deg C it improves after a heat treatment for grain-refining. Alloys of over 1.1 per cent have a very good resistance to a cycling treatment even at 625 deg C, and this behaviour improves with increasing concentrations up to 3 per cent. An increase in the temperature up to the {gamma}-phase has few disadvantages provided that it is followed by rapid cooling (50 to 100 deg C/min). The {alpha} grain is fine, the {gamma}-phase is of the modular form, and the behaviour during a thermal cycling treatment is satisfactory. If this cooling is slow (15 deg /hr) the {alpha}-grain is coarse and cycling treatment behaviour is identical to that of the 0.5 per cent alloy. The protracted heat treatments showed that the {alpha}-grain exhibits satisfactory stability after 2000 hours at 575, 600 and 625 deg C, and after 4000 hours at 625 deg C. A heat cycling treatment carried out after these tests affects only very little the behaviour of these alloys during cycling. (authors) [French] Nous avons etudie le comportement au cyclage thermique des alliages U-Mo, brut de coulee, dont la teneur varie de 0,5 a 3 pour cent de molybdene, les resultats de stabilite du grain au cours de traitements thermiques de longue duree, ainsi que ceux des traitements combines de longue duree et de cyclage. Les traitements de cyclage thermique ont ete faits a 550, 575, 600 et 625 deg C pendant 1000 cycles et les traitements de longues durees a 550, 575, 600 et 625 deg C pendant 2000 heures (4000 h a 625 deg C). L'alliage a 0,5 pour cent presente une bien meilleure tenue au cyclage thermique que l'uranium non-allie, toutefois ce comportement est nettement moins bon que celui des alliages de teneurs superieurs a 1 pour cent meme a 550 deg C; cette tenue s'ameliore par traitement thermique d'affinage du grain. A partir de l'alliage a 1,1 pour cent, la tenue au cyclage est tres bonne meme a 625 deg C et va en s'ameliorant jusqu'a 3 pour cent. Une montee de la temperature jusqu'a la phase {beta} a peu d'inconvenient a condition d'etre suivie d'un refroidissement rapide (50 a 100 deg /mn). Le grain {alpha} est fin, la phase {gamma} est sous forme nodulaire, et le comportement au cyclage thermique est bon. Si ce refroidissement est lent (15 deg /h), la grain {alpha} est grossier et le comportement au cyclage thermique est identique a celui de l'alliage a 0,5 pour cent. Les traitements de longue duree ont montre une bonne stabilite du grain {alpha} apres 2000 heures de maintien a 575, 600 et 625 deg C et apres 4000 heures a 625 deg C. Un cyclage thermique effectue apres ces traitements change tres peu le comportement au cyclage de ces alliages. (auteurs)}
place = {France}
year = {1963}
month = {Jul}
}