List of Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Nature and Technology of Hydrides
1-1 Classification of the Hydrides
1-2 Deutendes and Tritides
1-3 Massive Hydrides
1-4 Uses for Metal Hydrides
1-5 Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals
References
Chapter 2. Hydrides in Nuclear Reactor Applications
2-1 Neutron Physics
2-2 Hydrides in Reactor Components
2-3 Moderators
2-4 Metal Hydrides as Moderator Materials
2-5 Reflectors
2-6 Metal Hydrides as Reflector Materials
2-7 Shields
2-8 Metal Hydrides as Shielding Materials
2-9 Controls
2-10 Metal Hydrides as Control Materials
2-11 Hydrogen Containment
2-12 Radiation Stability of Metal Hydrides
2-13 Thermal Stability of Metal Hydrides
References
Chapter 3. The Thermodynamics of Metal-Hydrogen Systems
3-1 Adsorption of Hydrogen on Metal Surfaces
3-2 Solution of Hydrogen in Metals and Formation of Hydrides
References
Chapter 4. Statistical Mechanics of Metal-Hydrogen Systems
4-1 Ideal Solutions of Hydrogen in Metals
4-2 Interaction of Hydrogen Atoms in Solution
4-3 Lattice Defects in the Hydride Phase
4-4 Summary
References
Chapter 5. Chemistry of Metal Hydrides as Related to Their Applications in Nuclear Technology
5-1 Chemical Reactions
5-2 Preparation of the Hydrides
5-3 Analytical Techniques for Determination of Hydrogen Content
References
Chapter 6. Saline Hydrides
6-1 General Information
6-2 Dissociation Behavior of the Saline Hydrides
6-3 Properties of the Saline Hydrides
6-4 Ionic Crystal Theory Applied to the Saline Hydrides
6-5 Preparation of the Saline Hydrides and of Beryllium Hydride
References
Chapter 7. Zirconium Hydrides and Hafnium Hydrides
7-1 Zirconium Hydride
7-2 Zirconium-Hydrogen Phase System
7-3 Properties of Zirconium Hydrides
7-4 Hafnium Hydride
7-5 Hafnium-Hydrogen Phase System
7-6 Zirconium-Hafnium-Hydrogen Phase System
References
Chapter 8. Titanium Hydrides
8-1 Titanium-Hydrogen Phase System
8-2 Thermodynamic Properties of the Titanium-Hydrogen System
8-3 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Titanium-Hydrogen Alloys
8-4 Titanium-Base Alloy-Hydrogen Systems
References
Chapter 9. The Rare-Earth Hydrides
9-1 General Characteristics of the Rare-Earth Hydrides
9-2 Specific Hydrides and Deutendes
References
Chapter 10. Yttrium and Scandium Hydrides
10-1 Yttrium Hydride
10-2 Phase Relations in the Yttrium-Hydrogen System
10-3 Microstructure of Hydrided Yttrium
10-4 Properties of Yttrium Hydrides
10-5 Scandium Hydride
10-6 The Scandium-Yttrium-Hydrogen System
References
Chapter 11. The Actinide Hydrides
11-1 Preparation and Kinetics of Formation of the Hydrides
11-2 Phase Relations
11-3 Crystal Structures
11-4 Thermodynamic Properties
11-5 Electrical and Magnetic Properties
11-6 Metallography and Mechanical Properties
11-7 Other Information on Actinide-Hydrogen Systems
11-8 Three-Component Systems
References
Chapter 12. The Covalent Hydrides and Hydrides of the Groups V to VIII Transition Metals
12-1 Group IB—Copper, Silver, and Gold
12-2 Group II—Beryllium, Magnesium, Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury
12-3 Group III—Boron, Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, and Thallium
12-4 Silicon, Germanium, Tin, and Lead
12-5 Group V Transition-Metal Hydrides—Niobium, Vanadium, and Tantalum
12-6 Groups VI and VII—Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Manganese, Technetium, and Rhenium
12-7 Group VIII Metals—Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Osmium, Iridium, and Platinum
References
Chapter 13. Fabrication of Hydrides
13-1 Preparation of the Hydride
13-2 Fabrication of Powdered Hydrides
13-3 Machining and Grinding
13-4 Cladding and Canning
References
Author Index
Subject Index