Metallurgy Division - Semiannual Progress Rpt [Jan 31, 1952] [Declassified]

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METALLURGY DIVISION
QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT
for Period"Ending January 31, 1952
J.H. Frye, Jr., Director
ED TED BY
W. H Bridges
DATE ISSUED
AUG 28 1952
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A Division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
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SUMMARY 1
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Fabrication
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Rolling
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Extrusion
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SLUG PROBLEM 19
PREFERRED ORIENTATION AND ANISOTROPY IN METALS 21
FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF ALLOYING 39
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Silver-Zirconium System
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Indium-Zirconium System
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Antimony-Zirconium System
Magnesium-Zirconium System - 48
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Static Corrosion
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Low melting point alloy coolants
Corrosion by sodium-lead alloy coolants 51
Corrosion by fluorides 51
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Temperature-dependence tests
Corrosion by sodium hydroxide 60
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Physical Metallurgy of Liquid Metal Corrosion
Seesaw tests 67
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Physical Chemistry of Liquid Metals 72
Description of apparatus 74
Experimental procedure 76
Results 77
Conclusions 85
Fu tur e exp e r i men t s 85
Structure of Liquid Lead and Bismuth 85
Experimental procedure and results 88
Analysis of diffraction patterns 88
Fa b r i c a t i on 93
Fuel elements 93
ARE control rod 97
Mechanical Properties of Metals 101
Thorium 101
Uranium 101
Inconel 105
Stainless steel 105
We 1d i ng La bora tory 105
Cone- arc welding 105
Brazing 111
Ce r ami cs 116
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HRE Control Rod 120
X-RAY LABORATORY 123
Low-Temperature X-Ray Diffraction 123
Service Work 126
METALLOGRAPHY LABORATORY 127
Metallography of Zirconium and Its Alloys 127
Remotely Controlled Polishing Unit 128
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LIST OF FIGURES
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1 Hardness of As-Arc-Cast Thorium-Carbon Alloys 11
2 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After Homogenization for
24 hr in Vacuum at 950°C 11
3 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After’ a Quench from 16OO0C 12
4 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 1500°C 12
5 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 1400OC. 12
6 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys, After a Quench from 1300°C 13
7 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 1200°C 13
8 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 1100°C 13
9 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 1000°C 14
10 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 800°C 14
11 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys After a Quench from 600°C 14
12 Hardness of Thorium-Carbon Alloys‘After a Quench from 4OO0C 14
13 Hardness of As-Cast Thorium-Oxygen Alloys 15
14 Hardness of Thorium-Oxygen Alloy After Homogenization at
950°C for 24 Hours 15
15 Cast Ingot of Ames Thorium Marked for Proper Cutting into
Smaller Pieces for Rolling Investigation 16
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16 Thorium Plate Cracked During Rolling 17
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17 Diagram Showing the Orientation of the X-Ray Diffraction
Specimen with Respect t o the Principal Directions of a
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