Abstract
A high energy, low-temperature, ball-milling route was used to directly produce uranium nitride. Pure uranium metal particles (~100 μm) were ball milled under a 420 kPa nitrogen atmosphere for 24 h at ambient temperature to yield phase pure U 2 N 3 powder as confirmed by X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The median particle size was measured to be approximately 6 μm.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations |
State | Published - 15 Nov 2008 |
EGS Disciplines
- Materials Science and Engineering