Qualitative metallography of uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuelsa

Chemical microscopy

“…Bender (18) describes a scheme for the qualit'ative analysis of metallographically prepared specimens of uranium plut'oiiiuni mixed carbide fuels. h three-step technique was used consist,ing of electroetchiiig, microhardness measurement, and preferential etching, The metallic dicarbide and sesquicar-bide phases of (U, Pu)C and PuSi precipitates in (U,Pu)C fuels can be identified.…”

“…The resulting etch pits reveal edge dislocations only on synthetic BaS04 and both edge and screw dislocations on natural BaS04. Bender (18) has used a three-step technique involving electroetching, microhardness testing, and preferential etching for the qualitative analysis of uranium-plutonium mixed carbide nuclear fuels. Miscellaneous Methods.…”

“…Minerals and Ceramics. Applications of microscopy to the study of minerals and ceramics have been reported elsewhere in this review under Staining and Etching (18,133), under Stereology (65,66) and under Techniques for Specimen Preparation, Miscellaneous (2).…”