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Grain Refinement of Uranium by Alloying

Description: Binary alloys of uranium with 38 elements in the range 0.01 to 1.0 at.% were made. Three alloys having nominal compositions of 0.01, 0.1, and 1.0 at.% were made with most of the elements, and in addition, 12 ternary and quaternary alloys were made. The alloys were cast, rolled to 7/8-inch-diameter bars, heat treated, and examined for grain size.
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Keeler, J. R. & Eddy, N. S.
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The thermal and electrical conductivities of zirconium and its alloys

Description: A report which intends to present an empirical formula, based on available experimental data, to correlate the thermal and electrical conductiviities of sirconium and sirconium alloys.
Date: 1951
Creator: Bing, George; Fink, F. W. & Thompson, H. B.
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Jacketing of Uranium for High-Temperture Service

Description: From introduction: "The work covered in this report is a portion of the experimental research undertaken for the design of a uranium-containing metallic fuel rod for operation in air at 1090 C...This report deals with that phase which involved the testing and evaluation of various metals as barrier costs between uranium alloys, and low-carbon steel. The work is of a preliminary nature and is concerned more with a comparison of the various barrier metals than with the acquisition of numerical da… more
Date: June 1, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A. & Stacy, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering Properties of High-Density Concretes

Description: From summary: "Methods were developed for measuring various engineering properties of high-density concretes. Data are presented on selected thermal properties of a limonite-iron concrete and the mechanical properties of the limonite-iron concrete, a magnesium oxychloride concrete, and a Portland cement concrete containing steel punchings and shot (no limonite)."
Date: May 1951
Creator: Snyder, M. Jack; Burkart, C. A. & Clegg, John W.
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Quarterly Progress Report on Refining of MgX and Other Uranium-Bearing Materials

Description: From abstract: "Results are presented of Scheibel column extraction tests with neutral ether on a variety of combinations of feed solutions...The effect of added iron was evaluated for a considerable number of process solutions and slurries. Arsenic was traced through both primary and secondary extraction stages in one test."
Date: June 30, 1951
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Kiehl, S. J., Jr.; Bearse, A. E. & Sharpe, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress Report on Refining of MgX and Other Uranium-Bearing Materials

Description: From abstract: "Results are presented which suggest the possibility of satisfactorily extracting uranium from pitchblende feeds with neutral ether, without the necessity of removing sulfate, by the addition of a sufficient quantity of iron to the feed." Other factors' effects on extraction were tested and arsenic was traced throughout extraction.
Date: September 30, 1951
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Kiehl, S. J., Jr.; Bearse, A. E. & Sharpe, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Preparation of Large-diameter Zirconium Crystal Bar by the De Boer Process

Description: This report discusses the production of large-diameter zirconium crystal bars in a 16 inch diameter, Hastelloy B, de Boer unit in order to increase production efficiency.
Date: March 6, 1951
Creator: Bulkowski, H. H.; Beale, L. C.; Sebenick, J. J.; Campbell, Ivor E. & Gonser, B. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Zirconium Pilot Plant Research and Development Progress Report

Description: The following progress report was compiled by the research and development division of the zirconium pilot plant. This report discusses two iodination and deposition runs that were completed as of August 20, 1951, as well as the third iodination run that uses a vaporizer condenser that condenses approximately 40 pounds of zirconium iodide.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Accountius, O. E.; Black, D. G.; Dryden, C. E.; Finney, B. C.; Gruber, B. A.; Jurevic, W. G. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Zirconium Pilot Plant Research and Development Progress Report

Description: The following report studies the effect of flow rates and deposition pressure on the zirconium deposition in the zirconium pilot plant with the use of a Hilco oil purifier for the vacuum pumps that permitted studies to continue through the month.
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Dryden, C. E.; Accountius, O. E.; Black, D. G.; Finney, B. C.; Gruber, B. A.; Jurevic, W. G. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Fabrication and Compatibility of Metallic Fuel Elements for High-Temperature Service

Description: From summary: "This report covers an experimental investigation into the fabrication of various potential fuel-element materials and the testing of these materials for compatibility with structural metals at 1090 C (2000 F)."
Date: October 8, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A. & Stacy, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Rolling of Thorium Rod

Description: Report discussing the rolling of thorium rods. Abstract: "Thorium rods, 1-7/16 inch in diameter, were rolled from Ames castings. The billets were roughed down in diamond-grooved rolls and finished in hand-rounding rolls. Remelted chips as well as primary-metal castings were rolled, and both yielded satisfactory rods. The surface quality of the rods was generally excellent, and the machined slugs were free of seams."
Date: December 19, 1951
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Keeler, J. R. & Donley, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of Thorium-Base Alloys

Description: Report discussing studies testing various thorium alloys consisting of either Ames thorium and up to 5% of various additions or Ames thorium and up to 50% uranium. Effects of molybdenum additions for fusion welding, and cold-work strengthening were also tested. Methods, experimental data, and discussion is included.
Date: December 26, 1951
Creator: Goldhoff, R. M.; Ogden, Horace R. & Jaffee, Robert Isaac, 1917-
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Mineralogical Examination of Pitchblende Concentrates and Nitric Acid Digest Residues

Description: This report has two parts to it discussing mineralogical examination of pitchblende concentrates and nitric acid digest residues. Part I gives the results of a cursory examination with the petrographic microscope of samples of pitchblende concentrates and residues to see if there is a relationship between the mineral composition of the samples and the filterability of the residue. Part II gives a revaluation of the data in Report BMI-241 on the mineral composition of two residues from the nitri… more
Date: February 9, 1951
Creator: Scott, D. W.; Tangel, O. F. & Richardson, A. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The technology of thorium

Description: A report describing the technological uses of thorium. The report details interest in thorium as a potential source of the fissionable isotope U233 as well as possessing other applications. Most of the information in this report was obtained from project literature and from unpublished data available to the authors.
Date: 1951
Creator: Marsh, L. L. & Keeler, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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