The metallurgy of nuclear fuel properties and principles of the technology of uranium, thorium, and plutonium /
The Metallurgy of Nuclear Fuel.
| Main Author: | Emelʹi{u0361}anov, V. S. 1901-1988. |
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| Other Authors: | Evsti{u0361}ukhin, A. I.,, ScienceDirect (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Russian |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1969]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 549 pages) : illustrations. |
| Edition: | First English edition]. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Metallurgy of Nuclear Fuel: Properties and Principles of the Technology of Uranium, Thorium and Plutonium; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; PART 1: URANIUM; Part 1. Uranium; CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION; 1. History of the Discovery of Uranium and its Position in the Periodic System; 2. Use of Uranium; 3. Uranium as a Nuclear Fuel; 4. Radioactivity and Isotopic Composition of Uranium; CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM; 1. Crystalline Structure of Uranium; 2. Density of Uranium; 3. Thermodynamic Properties of Uranium.
- 4. The Coefficients of Thermal Expansion of Uranium5. Elastic Properties of Uranium; 6. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Uranium; CHAPTER III. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM; 1. General Characteristics; 2. Tensile Properties of Uranium; 3. Tensile Strength of Uranium in Endurance Tests; 4. Hardness of Uranium; 5. Impact Strength of Uranium; CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL AND THERMAL TREATMENT ON THE PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF URANIUM; 1. Compressive Properties of Uranium; 2. Plastic Deformation and the Grain Structure of Uranium; 3. Heat Treatment of Uranium.
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- 5. Reaction of Uranium with Liquid Metals6. Reaction of Uranium with Element Jackets; CHAPTER VII. URANIUM ALLOYS; 1. General Characteristics and Requirements of Uranium Alloys; 2. Uranium as an Alloying Element; 3. Uranium-Molybdenum Alloys; 4. Uranium-Aluminium Alloys; 5. Uranium-Zirconium Alloys; 6. Uranium-fission Fragment Alloys; CHAPTER VIII. COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM WITH OXYGEN; 1. Chemistry of Uranium Compounds; 2. Uranium Oxides; 3. Uranium Oxide Hydrates; 4. Uranium Dioxide as Fuel; 5. The Production of UO3 Powders; 6. Preparation of Ceramics from UO2 Powders.
- 7. Properties of Sintered UO2CHAPTER IX. HIGH-MELTING COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM WITH CARBON, NITROGEN, SILICON, BERYLLIUM, BORON AND SULPHUR; 1. Uranium-carbon Compounds; 2. Compounds of Uranium with Nitrogen; 3. Compounds of Uranium with Silicon; 4. Compounds of Uranium with Beryllium; 5. Compounds of Uranium with Boron; 6. Compounds of Uranium with Sulphur; CHAPTER X. COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM WITH FLUORINE; 1. Uranium Tetrafluoride; 2. Complex Compounds of UF4; 3. Uranium Hexafluoride; CHAPTER XI. URANIUM ORES AND DEPOSITS; 1. Uranium in the Earth's Crust; 2. Uranium Minerals; 3. Uranium Deposits.