Ames process

  The Ames process is a process by which pure calcium metal powder or aluminum metal powder.

History

The Ames process was invented on August 3, 1942 by a group of chemists led by Frank Spedding at the Ames Laboratory. It came in a time of increased research into mass uranium metal production. The increased production was caused by a fear of Nazi Germany discovering blast furnace. The container, when heated to 1500°C, exploded in the furnace, leaving a 35-gram ingot of pure uranium metal.