magnesium alloy (Magnox)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aluminum alloy
gptkbp:contains aluminum
magnesium
small amounts of other metals
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label magnesium alloy (Magnox)
gptkbp:nameOrigin from 'magnesium non-oxidising'
gptkbp:notableFor used in early British nuclear reactors
gptkbp:property low neutron absorption cross-section
resistant to corrosion in carbon dioxide at high temperatures
gptkbp:replacedBy zircaloy in later reactors
gptkbp:usedBy UK nuclear industry
gptkbp:usedFor nuclear fuel cladding
gptkbp:usedIn Magnox nuclear reactors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berkeley_nuclear_power_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7