US2595924A - Quaternary bismuth alloy - Google Patents
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- 229910001152 Bi alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 title description 7
- BKVIYDNLLOSFOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N thallium Chemical compound [Tl] BKVIYDNLLOSFOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 14
- 229910052716 thallium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 14
- 229910052797 bismuth Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 10
- JCXGWMGPZLAOME-UHFFFAOYSA-N bismuth atom Chemical compound [Bi] JCXGWMGPZLAOME-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 10
- 229910045601 alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 10
- 239000000956 alloy Substances 0.000 description 10
- ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Tin Chemical compound [Sn] ATJFFYVFTNAWJD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 description 7
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 description 7
- 239000002826 coolant Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000005496 eutectics Effects 0.000 description 2
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- 238000005260 corrosion Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 229910002059 quaternary alloy Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
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- This invention deals with a bismuth alloy and, in particular, with a quaternary bismuth alloy containing lead, tin and thallium.
- alloys of this invention consisted of 56.3% bismuth, 21.4% lead, 17.4% tin and 4.9% thallium and had a melting point of 91 C.
- Another embodiment of this invention is the following alloy: 60.3% bismuth, 19.4% lead, 17.3% tin and 3.0% thallium; its melting point was found to be between 88 and 89 C.
- the alloys of this invention are excellently usable as coolants. Due to their low thallium content, they have a. very low neutron capture cross-section so that they may be advantageously used as coolants for atomic power piles and the like.
- the alloys may be prepared by any method customary in the art.
- An alloy consisting substantially of from to bismuth, from 19 to 22% lead, from 17 to 18% tin and from 3 to 5% thallium.
- OSCAR N CARLSON.
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Description
Patented May 6, 1952 QUATERNARY BISMUTH ALLOY Oscar N. Carlson and Harley A. Wilhelm, Ames, Iowa, assignors to the United States of America as represented by the United States Atomic Energy Commission No Drawing. Application December 13, 1949, Serial No. 132,796
3 Claims. 1
This invention deals with a bismuth alloy and, in particular, with a quaternary bismuth alloy containing lead, tin and thallium.
It is an object of this invention to provide a bismuth alloy which is characterized by a low melting point.
It is another object of this invention to provide a bismuth alloy which is characterized by a high resistance to corrosion.
It is still another Object of this invention to provide a bismuth alloy which is characterized by a low'neutron capture cross-section.
These and. other objects are accomplished by providing an alloy containing from 55 to 65% by weight of bismuth, from 19 to 22% by Weight of lead, from 17 to 18% by weight of tin and from 3 to 5 by weight of thallium.
It has been found that while the ternary system, without thallium, has a eutectic composition of 50% bismuth, 32% lead and 18% tin with a melting point of 96 C., the same alloy with thallium added, when cooled from its molten condition, starts to solidify at 112 C. and is completely solidified at 95 C. From this, it seemed that thallium hardly had any reducing effect on the melting point of the ternary eutectic.
It was found by the inventors that the combination of a higher bismuth content than that of the quaternary alloy with a lower thallium content, namely, a mixture containing from 55 to 65% bismuth and from 3 to 5% thallium, had a still lower melting point than any of those experienced with the alloys previously made and investigated.
One example of the alloys of this invention consisted of 56.3% bismuth, 21.4% lead, 17.4% tin and 4.9% thallium and had a melting point of 91 C.
Another embodiment of this invention is the following alloy: 60.3% bismuth, 19.4% lead, 17.3% tin and 3.0% thallium; its melting point was found to be between 88 and 89 C.
The alloys of this invention, on account of their low melting point, are excellently usable as coolants. Due to their low thallium content, they have a. very low neutron capture cross-section so that they may be advantageously used as coolants for atomic power piles and the like.
The alloys may be prepared by any method customary in the art.
It will be understood that this invention is not to be limited to the details given herein but that it may be modified within the scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. An alloy consisting substantially of from to bismuth, from 19 to 22% lead, from 17 to 18% tin and from 3 to 5% thallium.
2. An alloy consisting of 56.3% bismuth, 21.4% lead, 17.4% tin and 4.9% thallium.
3. An alloy consisting of 60.3% bismuth, 19.4% lead, 17.3% tin and 3.0% thallium.
OSCAR N. CARLSON. HARLEY A. WILHELM.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,117,282 Austin May 17, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 37,913 Norway Sept. 24, 1923
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1. AN ALLOY CONSISTING SUBSTANTIALLY OF FROM 55 TO 65% BISMUTH, FROM 19 TO 22% LEAD, FROM 17 TO 18% TIN AND FROM 3 TO 5% THALLIUM.
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| US20100219660A1 (en) * | 2003-07-31 | 2010-09-02 | Lippert Components, Inc. | Strap Bed Lift |
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