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U-Nb alloys - Potentiostatic etching
Material Name: U-Nb alloys
Recipe No.: 10929
Primary Chemical Element in Material: U
Sample Type: Bulk
Uses: General microstructure
Etchant Name: None
Type (Macro/Micro): Micro
Etching Method: Potentiostatic etching
Etchant (Electrolyte) Composition: 5 M citric acid.
Procedure (Condition): Doubly distilled water used, pH 7. Optimum etching at 6 mA/cm2, 3-6 min.
Note: Radioactive metals and alloys. Mihajlovic and Mance.
Reference: Vander Voort, Metallography Principles and Practice, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1984, p. 678.