Gamma rays attenuation properties of tungsten stainless steel alloys

الملخص EN

New grades of tungsten stainless steel have been prepared using a pilot plant induction furnace.

Gamma ray attenuation coefficients were carried out in a wide range of gamma energy.

Mass attenuation coefficients () were measured experimentally, and verified theoretically using WinXCom computer program (version 3.1), also the effective atomic numbers () were calculated by Auto Zeff program (version 1.7).

The effective e electron density () and mean free path were calculated based on the obtained data.

The obtained results prove that the investigated stainless steel alloys can be applied in harsh nuclear mediums such as the reactor core