LXXII. Creep of alpha uranium during irradiation with neutrons
- 1 August 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine
- Vol. 1 (8) , 711-717
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435608238145
Abstract
During neutron irradiation at 100°c alpha uranium creeps slowly (e.g. 10−−7 per hour) under external stresses of order of one-hundredth of the normal yield stress of the metal at that temperature. This effect is predicted as a consequence of the phenomenon of “radiation-growth” which occurs in uranium, and is then confirmed by creep experiments on helical springs of natural uranium in a flux of 1·3×1012 thermal neutrons per cm2 per sec. In addition to this steady-state creep, transient effects occur at the start of irradiation and when the neutron flux is removed.Keywords
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