U Uranium: Supplement Volume B2 Alloys of Uranium with Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earths, and Elements of Main Groups III and IV

354 Pages·1989·7.42 MB·English

by  Hans Ulrich Borgstedt

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Uranium
SuppLement VoLume B 2
Alloys of Uranium with Alkali Metals,
Alkaline Earths,
and Elements of Main Groups III and IV
With 198 illustrations
AUTHORS Hans Ulrich Borgstedt, Horst Wedemeyer
Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe,
Institut fUr Material- und Festk6rperforschung
Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany
CHIEF EDITORS Karl-Christian Buschbeck, Gmelin-Institut, Frankfurt am Main
Cornelius Keller, Supervising Scientific Coordinator
for the Uranium Supplement Volumes,
Schule fur Kerntechnik, Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe
System Number 55
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH 1989
LITERATURE CLOSING DATE: MID OF 1988
IN SOME CASES MORE RECENT DATA HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED
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ISBN 978-3-662-05673-8 ISBN 978-3-662-05671-4 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-05671-4
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Preface
The present voLume describes the alloys and the intermetaLLic compounds of uranium with
the main group metaLs - those systems with semimetaLs such as boron and germanium are
to be found in corresponding voLumes in uranium C series. In this voLume, main emphasis is
given to the binary systems. Ternary systems are onLy deaLt with if there is formation of
specific compounds or if there are other important characteristics or reactions. In generaL,
the influence of small quantities of a third metaL on a system U-M, e.g., for mechanicaL
properties or corrosion effects wiLL not be discussed in order not to extend this voLume
excessiveLy.
The ternary alloys are described immediateLy after the reLated binary systems. E. g.,
U-Ga-Ni is found after U-Ga, unLess a pLace after U-Ni couLd be imaginabLe from more
systematic reasons (system of the Last position). The preferred order is aLso indicated in the
sequence of eLement symboLs within the formuLas of compounds and systems: The
compounds/systems reLated to U - AL are written as U - AL - M, etc.
The behavior of uranium metaL towards the main group metaLs can be divided into two
groups:
Practically no soLubility in each other and no compound formation. This is the case for the
aLkali and aLkaLine earth systems (except beryllium).
OccasionaL formation of severaL compounds with Limited or extensive solid soLubility. This
is observed for beryllium and the metaLs of third and fourth main group.
The most frequently investigated systems are uranium - beryllium and uranium - aLu
minium because of their speciaL scientific (U-Be) and technoLogicaL (U-AL) importance.
UBe13, the onLy compound in the binary U - Be system, is one of the very few heavy-fermion
compounds. Therefore, its physicaL properties especially were extensiveLy and thoroughLy
studied in recent years. This GmeLin voLume gives a compLete and very detailed description
of this compound, and at the time of publication, the most updated one.
On the other hand, cermets and alloys in the U-AL system are very important as fueL,
especially for the high-neutron-fLux nucLear research reactors. This fueL is mainLy based on
235U-enriched uranium on the aLuminium-rich side of the U -AL system, e. g., as UAL4 -AL
cermets. In addition to the preparation of these fueLs, their physicaL and chemicaL properties
as weLL as their irradiation behavior is compLeteLy, but aLso very criticaLLy, discussed (see aLso
"Uranium" Suppl. Vol. A3 [1981]).
Therefore, both the reader who is interested in scientific reLations and facts, as weLL as
the technoLogically interested one, wiLL find this voLume to be a good source for new and
critically updated information.
I want to thank the two competent authors Dr. H. U. Borgstedt and Dr. H. Wedemeyer for
their exceLLent contributions as weLL as the LiteraturabteiLung of the KarLsruhe NucLear Re
search Center for its heLp in providing aLso hard-to-get references and reports.
The very good cooperation with the GmeLin Institute, especiaLLy with the editor-in-chief
Dr. KarL-Christian Buschbeck and its director Prof. Dr. Ekkehard FLuck is fully appreciated.
KarLsruhe Cornelius Keller
September 1989
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VoLumes published on "Radium and Actinides"
Ac Actinium
Main VoLume - 1942
SuppL. Vol. 1: Element and Compounds - 1981
Np, Pu, ... Transuranium Elements
Main VoLume
Part A: The ELements
A 1, I History, Occurrence, Properties of Atomic NucLei - 1973
A 1, II Nuclides: Manufacture, Recovery, Enrichment - 1974
A 2 General Properties, Uses, Storage, BioLogy - 1973
Part B: The MetaLs
B 1 MetaLs - 1976
B 2 Binary Alloy Systems 1 - 1976
B 3 Binary Alloy Systems 2 - 1977
Part C: The Compounds
C Compounds - 1972
Part 0: Chemistry in SoLution
D 1 Aqueous SoLutions. Coordination Chemistry - 1975
D 2 Extraction, Ion Exchange. Molten Salts - 1975
Index - 1979
Pa Protactinium
Main VoLume - 1942
SuppL. Vol. 1 : Element - 1977
SuppL. Vol. 2: Metal. ALLoys. Compounds. Chemistry in Solution - 1977
Ra Radium
Main VoLume - 1928
SuppL. Vol. 1: History, Cosmochemistry, Geochemistry - 1977
SuppL. Vol. 2: Element. Compounds - 1977
Th Thorium
Main VoLume - 1955
SuppL. Vol. Part A: The ELement
A 1 Thorium Deposits. Geochemistry (in preparation)
A 2 History. Isotopes. Recovery of Thorium from Ores - 1986
A 3 Technology. Uses. Irradiated Fuel. ReprQcessing - 1988
A 4 General Properties. Spectra. Recoil Reactions - 1989
SuppL. VoL. Part C: The Compounds
C 1 Compounds with NobLe Gases, Hydrogen, Oxygen - 1978
C 2 Ternary and Polynary Oxides - 1976
C 3 Compounds with Nitrogen - 1987
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C 5 Compounds with S, Se, Te, B - 1986
C 7 Compounds with Carbon: Carbonates, Thiocyanates, Alkoxides, Carboxylates - 1988
Suppl. VoL. Part D: Chemistry in SoLution
D 1 Properties of Ions in Solutions - 1988
D 2 Solvent Extraction - 1985
SuppL. VoL. Part E: Coordination Compounds
E Coordination Compounds - 1985
U Uranium
Main VoLume - 1936
SuppL. Vol. Part A: The ELement
A 1 Uranium Deposits - 1979
A 2 Isotopes - 1980
A 3 Technology. Uses - 1981
A 4 Irradiated Fuel. Reprocessing - 1982
A 5 Spectra - 1982
A 6 General Properties. Criticality - 1983
A 7 Analysis. Biology - 1982
Suppl. Vol. Part B: The Alloys
B 2 Alloys with Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earths, Elements of Main Groups III an IV - 1989
(present volume)
SuppL. Vol. Part C: The Compounds
C 1 Compounds with Noble Gases and Hydrogen. Uranium - Oxygen System - 1977
C 2 Oxides U30S and U03. Hydroxides, Oxide Hydrates, and Peroxides - 1978
C 3 Ternary and Polynary Oxides - 1975
C 4 U02, Preparation and Crystallographic Properties - 1984
C 5 U02, Physical Properties. Electrochemical Behavior - 1986
C 6 U02, Chemical Properties (in preparation)
C 7 Compounds with Nitrogen - 1981
C 8 Compounds with Fluorine - 1980
C 9 Compounds with Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine - 1979
C 10 Compounds with Sulfur - 1984
C 11 Compounds with Selenium, Tellurium, and Baron - 1981
C 12 Carbides - 1987
C 13 Carbonates, Cyanides, Thiocyanates, Alkoxides, Carboxylates - 1983
Compounds with Silicon
C 14 Compounds with Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth, and Germanium - 1981
SuppL. Vol. Part D: Chemistry in SoLution
D 1 Properties of the Ions. Molten Salts - 1984
D 2 Solvent Extraction - 1982
D 3 Anion Exchange - 1982
D 4 Cation Exchange and Chromatography - 1983
SuppL. Vol. Part E: Coordination Compounds
E 1 Coordination Compounds 1 - 1979
E 2 Coordination Compounds 2 (including Organouranium Compounds) - 1980