The corrosion rate in 680 F water of the uranium-50 w/o zirconium binary alloy was found to be-0.20 mg/(cm)(hr), and that of the uranium-40 w/o zirconium binary alloy was-0.34 mg/(cmr)(hr). Both alloys corroded uniformly, with no evidence of discontinuous failure. Normal variations in interstitial content in either alloy had no significant effect on corrosion behavior. Tantalum additions, in the range of 0.2 to 5 w/o, improved the corrosion rate of the uranium-50 w/o zirconium base, with a minimum rate of-0.06 mg/(cm^)(hr) for the 5 w/o tantalum alloy. The 5 tv/o tantalum addition to the uranium-40 w/o zirconium alloy decreased the corrosion rate of the base to-0.11 mg/(cm)(hr) in the epsilonized condition only. In other conditions, the 5 w/o tantalum alloy failed discontinuously. All other additions to both bases either had no effect or decreased corrosion resistance. These included aluminum, chromium, iron, molybdenum, nickel, platinum, tin, titanium, tungsten, and vanadium additions.
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