Re: question on Boral shielding

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

Jaro,

Try

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/johncaunt/shielding/pages/neutshort.html

and so 3/4 down the page.



MODEL JC291 - BORAL



Description:

Boral is a uniform dispersion of a boron carbide in

aluminium. The resulting sandwich has an exceptionally

high cross-section for thermal neutrons and will

withstand temperatures up to 540ºC.



Chemical & Physical Properties:

Boron atoms/cc: 23.8 x 1021

Temperature Limit: 540ºC

Density: 2.5g/cc





--- "Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@AECL.CA> wrote:

> Would anyone in Radsafe have some details on the

> shielding material Boral,

> that they could please send me ?

> . . .



=====

-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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