Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding
We characterize the suitability of two additive manufactured materials for use in shielding thermal neutrons for neutron scattering instrumentation. We compare two different boron based additive manufactured masks to a traditionally manufactured boron nitride mask in a real-use case scenario. The fi...
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| author | M.B. Stone A.I. Kolesnikov V.R. Fanelli A.F. May Shuang Bai J. Liu |
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| description | We characterize the suitability of two additive manufactured materials for use in shielding thermal neutrons for neutron scattering instrumentation. We compare two different boron based additive manufactured masks to a traditionally manufactured boron nitride mask in a real-use case scenario. The first additive manufactured mask is a composite of aluminum and boron carbide. The second additive manufactured mask is a composite of boron carbide and cyanoacrylate. We report the thermal conductivity of the aluminum boron carbide mask in comparison to other relevant materials. The aluminum boron carbide material may find use in shielding applications where thermal conductivity, a low total neutron scattering cross section, and low toxicity are criteria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7536ac03b7d46ce8f2d84d8bcd031112024-01-24T05:16:01ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752024-01-01237112463Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shieldingM.B. Stone0A.I. Kolesnikov1V.R. Fanelli2A.F. May3Shuang Bai4J. Liu5Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, United States of America; Corresponding author.Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, United States of AmericaNeutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, United States of AmericaMaterials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, United States of AmericaPolarOnyx Inc., 144 Old Lystra Road, unit 2, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States of AmericaPolarOnyx Inc., 144 Old Lystra Road, unit 2, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States of AmericaWe characterize the suitability of two additive manufactured materials for use in shielding thermal neutrons for neutron scattering instrumentation. We compare two different boron based additive manufactured masks to a traditionally manufactured boron nitride mask in a real-use case scenario. The first additive manufactured mask is a composite of aluminum and boron carbide. The second additive manufactured mask is a composite of boron carbide and cyanoacrylate. We report the thermal conductivity of the aluminum boron carbide mask in comparison to other relevant materials. The aluminum boron carbide material may find use in shielding applications where thermal conductivity, a low total neutron scattering cross section, and low toxicity are criteria.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412752300878XNeutron scatteringNeutron irradiationNeutron shieldingAdditive manufacturing |
| spellingShingle | M.B. Stone A.I. Kolesnikov V.R. Fanelli A.F. May Shuang Bai J. Liu Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding Materials & Design Neutron scattering Neutron irradiation Neutron shielding Additive manufacturing |
| title | Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding |
| title_full | Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding |
| title_short | Characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding |
| title_sort | characterization of aluminum and boron carbide based additive manufactured material for thermal neutron shielding |
| topic | Neutron scattering Neutron irradiation Neutron shielding Additive manufacturing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412752300878X |
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