Global Patent Index - EP 1203832 A2

EP 1203832 A2 20020508 - Fabrication process of uranium foil having fine grains solidified rapidly from melt using roll, and the fabrication apparatus

Title (en)

Fabrication process of uranium foil having fine grains solidified rapidly from melt using roll, and the fabrication apparatus

Title (de)

Herstellungsverfahren von feinkörniger Uranfolie aus schnell abgekühlter Schmelze durch Kühlwalzen und Herstellungsgerät

Title (fr)

Procédé de fabrication d'un ruban en uranium à grains fins solidifié rapidement par un cylindre refroidisseur et appareil de fabrication

Publication

EP 1203832 A2 20020508 (EN)

Application

EP 01204159 A 20011030

Priority

KR 20000064237 A 20001031

Abstract (en)

The present invention is concerned with the fabrication process of low or high enrichment uranium and uranium alloy foil, and the fabrication apparatus therefor. Uranium (U) and uranium alloy ÄU-(A)Q-(B)X-(C)Y (Q: Al, Fe, Ni, Si, Cr, Zr element, X: Al, Fe, Ni, Si, Cr, Zr element, Y: Al, Fe, Ni, Si, Cr, Zr element, Q NOTEQUAL X NOTEQUAL Y, (A) ≤ 1 wt%, (B) ≤ 1 wt%, (C) ≤ 1 wt%)Ü foil are directly obtained from a melt, not through a vacuum induction melting & casting, ingot cutting, hot-rolling and heat-treatment process, but through melt spinning or a twin-roll casting process. Major advantages have been obtained as follows: 1) a simplified process without the hot-rolling process and heat-treatment process, 2) an improvement in productivity and process economics in foil fabrication, and 3) a high purity and a high quality of the foil.

IPC 1-7

C22C 43/00; B22D 11/06; B22D 11/14

IPC 8 full level

G21C 23/00 (2006.01); B21B 1/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/00 (2006.01); B22D 11/06 (2006.01); C22C 1/02 (2006.01); C22C 28/00 (2006.01); C22C 43/00 (2006.01); G21G 4/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B21B 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); B22D 11/0622 (2013.01 - EP US); B22D 11/0697 (2013.01 - EP US); C22C 43/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1203832 A2 20020508; EP 1203832 A3 20020515; EP 1203832 B1 20040811; CA 2347209 A1 20020430; CA 2347209 C 20091201; CN 1212908 C 20050803; CN 1350896 A 20020529; JP 2002143990 A 20020521; JP 3416660 B2 20030616; KR 100388808 B1 20030625; KR 20020033961 A 20020508; US 2002050335 A1 20020502

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01204159 A 20011030; CA 2347209 A 20010509; CN 01120891 A 20010607; JP 2001137669 A 20010508; KR 20000064237 A 20001031; US 83647801 A 20010418