The alkali metals lithium, potassium, and cesium are lused as heat transfer and working fluids in high-performance space-nuclear reactors. the compatibility of these alkali metals with structural alloys has been investigated. for more than a decade in both laboratory- and engineering-scale tests.
Compatibility of materials with alkali metals for space nuclear power systems
NUCLEAR APPL. ; 5 , 3 ; 156-172
1968
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