Spark plasma sintering of fine uranium carbide powder
Results of uranium carbide sintering using a spark plasma sintering facility are presented here. The initial uranium carbide powder is produce from thermal decomposition of a citric acid and uranium nitrate mixture. The study shows that spark plasma sintering is a very efficient compaction tool for uranium carbide material (95% theoretical density at 1700°C with a 10 min dwell time and 100 MPa of applied pressure) for the most sinter-active powder (produced at 1200°C).
SALVATO Daniele;
VIGIER Jean-Francois;
COLOGNA Marco;
LUZZI Lelio;
SOMERS Joseph;
TYRPEKL Vaclav;
2017-01-13
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
JRC102565
0272-8842,
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272884216316674,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC102565,
10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.09.136,
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