Pellet of UO2 | FAME | SSHADE

Sample

Name: Pellet of UO2

Owner of sample

Database

FAME

Experimentalists

Chinh Nguyen-Trung

Origin of sample

Date: 2005-11-02

Physical characteristics

Thickness: 2.0 $\pm$ 0.5 $mm$
Diameter: 5.0 $mm$

Sample environment: Temperature

Temperature: 300.0 $\pm$ 5.0 $K$

Sample environment: Fluid

Type: ambient air

Sample environment: Mechanical pressure

Pressure: 1.0 $bar$

Layers in sample

Number

1

Layers

Pellet of UO2 , 2.0 $mm$

Sample processings

Title

mixing and compressing UO2

Precursors

Materials

UO2

Produced sample

Sample

Pellet of UO2 (this sample)

Processing steps

Step	Chronology	Date	Type	Process	Changes
#1	before layer formation		mixing	Mixed in mortar during 15 min
#2	during layer formation		pressure	Pressed with a manual hydraulic press up to 1.5 tons during 1 min