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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Donna P. Guillen, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Douglas L. Porter, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
W. David Swank, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Arnold W. Erickson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Donna P. Guillen, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Douglas L. Porter, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
W. David Swank, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Arnold W. Erickson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Abstract
Methods of forming at least a portion of a neutron absorber include combining a first material and a second material to form a compound, reducing the compound into a plurality of particles, mixing the plurality of particles with a third material, and pressing the mixture of the plurality of particles and the third material. One or more components of neutron absorbers may be formed by such methods. Neutron absorbers may include a composite material including an intermetallic compound comprising hafnium aluminide and a matrix material comprising pure aluminum.