Simulation radiation shielding properties of tungsten carbide alloys
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This work evaluated the gamma rays shielding properties of tungsten carbide alloys. The mass attenuation coefficients (µm) of gamma rays for these alloys have been obtained at gamma rays energy ranges of 356–1,332 keV using WinXCom software and FLUKA Monte Carlo code simulation. The results are found to be in good agreement. The 0.832W+0.0498C+0.002Co+0.00092Fe+0.107Ni alloy sample showed the highest µm and radiation protection efficiency (RPE%) values, while half value layer (HVL), mean free path (MFP) and transmission factor (TF%) values showed the lowest value compared with the others. These results indicate that this alloy sample, which has the highest density, possesses excellent g-rays shielding properties.
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