Uranium alloys are metal alloys that have uranium as their principle component. Alloying of uranium is normally alloyed to improve its strength and to improve its resistance to oxidation and corrosion. Unalloyed uranium has very limited resistance to oxidation and corrosion.[1]
Few elements are suitable for alloying with uranium. This is due to the immiscibility of these elements with uranium, while others only form intermetallic compounds upon solidification. Molybdenum, plutonium, rhenium, rhodium, titanium and zirconium form intermetallic compounds with uranium, while Chromium, niobium and vanadium do not.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Uranium processing and properties, p. 12.
Bibliography
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