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ANP PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT<br />

No weight change data were taken on <strong>the</strong> speci-<br />

men tested in lead because particles of lead ad-<br />

hered to tho specimen. Metallographic examination<br />

revealed attack &ly in a few scattered areas to<br />

a depth of 0.5 mil.<br />

The specimen tested in lithium was attacked<br />

throughout its thickness along <strong>the</strong> grain boundaries,<br />

which were apparently aluminum-rich regions.<br />

Gentle tapping caused <strong>the</strong> specimen to break up<br />

into individual grains, Fig. 3.2.9. The lithium<br />

bath was found to contain 0.2 wt 95 aluminum after<br />

<strong>the</strong> test,<br />

The specimen tested in sodium lost only 16 mg<br />

(0,009 wt 95) during <strong>the</strong> test and metallographic<br />

examination revealed no attack. The sodium bath<br />

was found to contain 0.001 wt 95 aluminum after<br />

<strong>the</strong> test.<br />

SODIUM-BERYLLIUM-INCONEL COMPATIBILITY<br />

IN STATIC SYSTEMS<br />

E. E. Hoffman<br />

A test was conducted in order to determine <strong>the</strong><br />

thickness of lnconel that would be consumed by<br />

an alloying reaction between lnconel and beryllium<br />

in direct contact under pressure while immersed<br />

in sodium at 1300OF. The apparatus used for<br />

<strong>the</strong> tests is shown in Figs. 3.2.10 and 3.2.11.<br />

The surfaces of two of <strong>the</strong> lnconel specimens used<br />

in this test, as shown in Fig. 3.2.12, were chro-<br />

mium plated to study <strong>the</strong> effect of chromium in<br />

reducing <strong>the</strong> extent of <strong>the</strong> alloy formation between<br />

nickel (from <strong>the</strong> Inconel) and beryllium. The test<br />

specimens were h x 8 x 1 in. with <strong>the</strong> ?$ x 1-in.<br />

surfaces in contact. Sufficient load was applied<br />

through a compression rod and bellows to yield<br />

a SOo-psi. stress on <strong>the</strong> specimens, The test<br />

assembly was loaded with sodium and held at<br />

130OOF for 1000 hr. The load was applied to <strong>the</strong><br />

specimens when <strong>the</strong> test temperature was reached.<br />

It was found after <strong>the</strong> test that <strong>the</strong> chromium-<br />

plated lnconel specimens could be separated from<br />

<strong>the</strong> adjacent beryllium specimens; however, it was<br />

impossible to separate <strong>the</strong> unplated lnconel speci-<br />

mens from <strong>the</strong> beryllium specimens. The results<br />

of metallographic examination of <strong>the</strong> four specimen<br />

interfaces, presented in Table 3.2.4, indicate that<br />

Fig. 3.2.9. Alfenol (84% Fe-16% AI) Cube That Disintegrated After 100 hr of Exposure to Static<br />

Lithium at 15OOOF. 12X.<br />

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