THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES AND PHASE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE U-C SYSTEM AND SELECTED U-M-C SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
J.D. Farr,
M.G. Bowman
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4150093
Subject(s) - uranium , phase diagram , ternary numeral system , ternary operation , chemical stability , phase (matter) , thermodynamics , carbide , stability (learning theory) , chemistry , materials science , physics , metallurgy , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language , machine learning
Results of phase and thermodynamic studies strongly suggest only small differences in stability for the different uranium carbides. Partial phase diagram studies are made on several U--M--C ternary systems. Studies of the U-- Zr-- C and the U--Nb--C system indicate improved physical properties and stability for (U,M)C solid solutions in some reactor fuel applications. A relatively large number of compounds of the type UMC/sub 2/ exist and may exhibit desirable properties as specific reactor fuels. For example, UMoC/sub 2/ does not hydrolyze and does not react with C to form UC/sub 2/. (auth
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