Nuclear-Grade Aluminum Oxide Powder: Standard Specification For

Designation: C 1031 – 97
Standard Specification for

Nuclear-Grade Aluminum Oxide Powder1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 1031; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Section 8 can be considered as representative of the entire

1.1 This specification provides the chemical and physical quantity.
requirements for nuclear-grade aluminum oxide powder in- 3.1.3 seller—aluminum oxide manufacturer.
tended for fabrication into shapes for nuclear applications. Two 4. Ordering Information
specific uses for which this powder is intended are Al2O3
pellets and Al2O 3 − B4C composite pellets for use as thermal 4.1 The buyer shall specify the following information on the
insulator or burnable neutron absorbers. order:
1.2 The material described herein shall be particulate in 4.1.1 Quantity (weight of delivered product),
nature. 4.1.2 Lot size (allowable range), and
4.1.3 Sample requirements.
2. Referenced Documents 4.2 The particle size distribution will be determined utiliz-
2.1 ASTM Standards: ing a method agreed upon between buyer and seller.
C 809 Methods for Chemical, Mass Spectrometric, and 5. Chemical Composition
Spectrochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Aluminum
Oxide and Aluminum Oxide-Boron Carbide Composite 5.1 The powder shall conform to the following chemical
Pellets2 requirements (see Methods C 809):
C 859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials2 Element Weight %, max
Silicon 2.0
E 105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials3 Iron-Chromium-Nickel 0.6
2.2 ANSI Standard: Magnesium 1.0
ANSI/ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Require- Sodium 0.2
Calcium 0.3
ments for Nuclear Facility Applications4 Hafnium 200 µg/g Al2O3
2.3 U.S. Government Document: Fluorine 50 µg/g Al2O3
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 50–Energy Fluorine-Chlorine-Iodine-Bromine 100 µg/g Al2O3
Gadolinium 100 µg/g Al2O3
(10CFR 50), Domestic Licensing of Production and Uti- Samarium 100 µg/g Al2O3
lization Facilities5 Europium 100 µg/g Al2O3
Dysprosium 200 µg/g Al2O3
3. Terminology 5.2 Any identified impurity exceeding 1.0 weight % shall be
3.1 Descriptions of Terms Specific to This Standard—Terms reported. The total of all measured impurities shall not exceed
shall be defined in accordance with Terminology C 859 except 4.0 weight %.
for the following:
NOTE 1—The buyer may specify limits for any other elements (for
3.1.1 buyer—organization issuing the purchase order.
example, neutron absorbing materials, such as boron) not listed in 5.1.
3.1.2 powder lot—that quantity of aluminum oxide powder
made up of powder from one or more sources, blended together 6. Physical Requirements
such that samples taken in accordance with the procedures in 6.1 The particle size distribution shall have a mean value of
6 µm or less. The particle size distribution will be determined
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C-26 on utilizing a method submitted by the seller for approval by the
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.03 on buyer.
Neutron Absorber Materials Specifications.
Current edition approved May 10, 1997. Published May 1998. Originally 7. Cleanliness
published as C 1031 – 84. Last previous edition C 1031 – 89.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 12.01. 7.1 The powder lot shall be handled in a manner to avoid
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. contamination by foreign matter such as dust, cleaning agents
4
Available from the American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th and organics, and materials, such as plastics and paper, used in
Floor, New York, NY 10036.
5
Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing packaging. Cleaning solutions, if used, shall be free of halides
Office, Washington, DC 20402. or nonvolatile additives and shall be removed from the powder
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prior to sampling and packaging. this specification may be rejected by the buyer. The seller may
petition the buyer to waive selected requirements for identified
8. Sampling out-of-specification lots. Decision to grant such waiver belongs
8.1 Sampling plans to meet acceptance criteria and inspec- to the buyer. The seller may also apply any remedy to bring
tion and measurement procedures that describe the method of rejected lots into specification providing the seller can demon-
compliance with this specification shall be approved by the strate to the buyer that such remedy does not impair the
buyer. The degree of sampling, where not specified in this function or preclude the certification of the rejected material.
specification, varies with the application and for this reason 10.3 In the event of disagreement over the results of
should be specified on the purchase order. Practice E 105 is chemical analyses, samples shall be submitted to a mutually
referenced as a guide. selected referee for resolution.
8.2 Each sample taken shall be sufficient to perform the
following in the event that they are necessary or desired by the 11. Packaging and Package Marking
buyer: 11.1 Aluminum oxide powder shall be packaged in sealed
8.2.1 Quality verification tests by the seller, containers to prevent loss or damage, or both, of material and
8.2.2 Acceptance tests by the buyer, contamination from airborne or container materials. The exact
8.2.3 Referee tests in the event these become necessary, and, size and type of packaging shall be as mutually agreed upon by
8.2.4 Retention of archive samples by the seller. the buyer and the seller.
8.3 Archive samples shall be retained by the seller for a 11.2 Each container shall be clearly marked with the fol-
period of time specified by the buyer and be delivered to the lowing:
buyer upon request. 11.2.1 Aluminum oxide powder,
9. Inspection and Certification 11.2.2 Purchase order number,
11.2.3 Purchase order Specification
9.1 The seller shall inspect the material covered by this
specification and shall furnish the buyer with certificates of 11.2.4 Gross, net, and tare weight,
tests showing the results of testing and inspection performed on 11.2.5 Lot number, and
each powder lot. The seller shall certify that each powder lot is 11.2.6 Name of seller.
in compliance with the provisions of this specification.
12. Quality Assurance
10. Rejection and Rehearing 12.1 Quality assurance requirements shall be agreed upon
10.1 Unless the buyer and seller agree otherwise, rejection between the buyer and the seller when specified in the purchase
and acceptance shall be on a powder lot basis. order. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 50 (Appen-
10.2 Powder lots that fail to conform to the requirements of dix B) and NQA-1 are referenced as guides.
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