Open AccessA Short Critique on Development and Properties of B4C Dispersed Epoxy and Rubber Based Irradiation Shielding Materials
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of emerging trends in engineering research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2347-3983
DOI - 10.30534/ijeter/2021/20942021
Subject(s) - electromagnetic shielding , materials science , irradiation , fabrication , composite material , neutron , absorption (acoustics) , natural rubber , epoxy , attenuation , elastomer , neutron temperature , nuclear physics , optics , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The present article deals with the review on the development and the after effect of irradiation exposure on the properties and characteristics of some B4C polymeric irradiation shielding materials. The smorgasbord of radiations such as alpha, beta, neutron and gamma and their effects not only on biotic but also on a-biotic environments lead to the development of irradiation shielding materials. This article confirms the fabrication of shielding materials that trades off the factor weight without compensating the irradiation shielding ability however possibly by studying material with high thermal neutron absorption and other attenuation factors. One such material is polymers and its allied materials owing to the presence of rich in hydrogen content and the tendency to augment particles within themselves made them suitable for the above mentioned purpose. The details of fabrication and the effects on the mechanical properties are well discussed in this work