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    ASTM C1031 - 11(2016)

    Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Aluminum Oxide Powder

    Active Standard ASTM C1031 | Developed by Subcommittee: C26.03

    Book of Standards Volume: 12.01

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    Abstract

    This specification provides the chemical and physical properties and requirements for nuclear-grade aluminum oxide powder intended for fabrication into shapes for nuclear applications. The materials shall conform to physical requirements as to particle size distribution, and specific surface area, and chemical requirements as to loss-on-ignition, and total and elemental concentrations of all impurities. Impurities may include silicaon, iron-chromium-nickel, magnesium, sodium, calcium, hafnium, fluorine, fluorine-chlorine-iodine-bromine, gadolinium, samarium, europium, and dysprosium.

    This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.

    1. Scope

    1.1 This specification provides the chemical and physical requirements for nuclear-grade aluminum oxide powder intended for fabrication into shapes for nuclear applications. Two specific uses for which this powder is intended are Al2O3 pellets and Al2O3 − B4C composite pellets for use as thermal insulator or burnable neutron absorbers, respectively.

    1.2 The material described herein shall be particulate in nature.


    2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

    ASTM Standards

    C809 Test Methods for Chemical, Mass Spectrometric, and Spectrochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Aluminum Oxide and AluminumOxide-Boron Carbide Composite Pellets

    C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials

    E105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials

    ANSI Standard

    ANSI/ASME NQA-1

    U.S. Government Document

    Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 50Energy (10CFR 50), Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, D.C., 20401.

    ICS Code

    ICS Number Code 27.120.30 (Fissile materials and nuclear fuel technology); 71.060.20 (Oxides)

    UNSPSC Code

    UNSPSC Code 12171602(Inorganic metal oxides)

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    DOI: 10.1520/C1031-11R16

    Citation Format

    ASTM C1031-11(2016), Standard Specification for Nuclear-Grade Aluminum Oxide Powder, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2016, www.astm.org

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