Preparation of PuC Pellets by Vacuum Sintering
- 1 August 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Applications
- Vol. 1 (4) , 348-355
- https://doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20532
Abstract
Plutonium monocarbide pellets of 93% theoretical density were pressed and sintered from powder that was prepared by crushing arc-melted buttons. Powders with particle sizes of < 74, < 44, and < 15 µm had optimum sintering temperatures of 1400, 1350, and 1250°C, respectively. Additions of up to 4 wt% binder to the powders caused a decrease in the densities and an increase in the carbon contents of the sintered pellets. Metallographic and x-ray diffraction examination and chemical analysis were used to determine some phase relationships in compositions near the monocarbide composition in the Pu-C-O ternary system.Keywords
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