A total of 21 commercial binder/lubricants were compared with paraffin wax for use as a binder addition in the fabrication of cylindrical uranium dioxide pellets by the cold pressing and hydrogen sintering technique. Carbora 14.OOO gave the best overall results and together with Mobilcer R compared favourably with paraffin wax. Camphor and Mobilcer X were very good, but gave slightly lower sintered densities. The remaining binders were inferior to paraffin wax under the conditions studied.
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