Abstract
The ultrasonic velocities were measured in barium lead borosilicate glass samples of different compositions before and after irradiation with γ-rays. Measurements were carried out at room temperature and 4 MHz frequency using ultrasonic technique. The ultrasonic velocities data of glass samples have been used to find the elastic modulus and micro-hardness. Densities of glass samples were measured by Archimedes’s principle using n-hexane as immersion liquid. It was found that ultrasonic velocity, elastic modulus and micro-hardness increase with increasing barium oxide content and increasing γ-radiation dose.
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