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Some observations on uranium carbide alloy/tungsten compatibility
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Phillips, W. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | Chemical compatibility between both pure and thoriated tungsten and uranium carbide alloys was studied at 1800 C for up to 3300 hours. Alloying with zirconium carbide appeared to widen the homogeneity range of uranium carbide, making additional carbon available for reaction with the tungsten. Reaction layers were formed both by vapor phase reaction and by physical contact, producing either or both UWC2 and W2C, dependent upon the phases present in the starting fuel alloy. Formation of UWC2 results in slow growth of the reaction layer with time, while W2C reaction layers grow rapidly, allowing equilibrium to be reached in less than 2500 hours at 1800 C. The presence of a thermal gradient had no effect on the reactions observed nor did the presence of thoria in the tungsten clad. |
| File Size | 1137776 |
| Page Count | 21 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720017895 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6g20rg96 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-05-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Materials, Nonmetallic Zirconium Carbides Boundary Layer Thickness Tungsten Reaction Kinetics Alloying Compatibility Chemical Compatibility Uranium Carbides Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |