Abstract
Different batches of weathered basalt ranging from 100 to 50 %, in combination with by-pass cement dust, were used to prepare the glass compositions. Different techniques utilized such as differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, density, FTIR, the mass attenuation coefficients, appropriate atomic number (Zeff), and effective electron density (Neff), were examined for the prepared glass and glass-ceramics samples at different photon energies. In the present study, it was revealed that as the molar volume decreases, the density increases. The experimental and theoretical effects of the mass attenuation component were mostly consistent at different energies. The results revealed that glass samples (WB100) containing a higher percentage of basaltic rocks demonstrated higher radiation protection than those with lower rate (WB50). In addition, glass-ceramics displayed enhanced radiation and gamma rays protection than glass. Therefore, we recommend using glass- ceramics containing 100 % basalt as a protective shield against gamma rays with a lower thickness and higher protection.
Highlights
Nuclear technologies apply to many industries: laboratory-scale medical physics and nuclear research
The aim of this study is the possibility of using weathered basalt and bypass cement dust to produce materials made of glass-ceramic that can be used in radiation shielding applications
The major exothermic peaks in the temperature range of 821 - 915°C, which agrees to the glass crystallization temperature (Tc), Thermal parameters include the temperature of crystallization (Tc) and the temperature of glass transition (Tg)
Summary
Nuclear technologies apply to many industries: laboratory-scale medical physics and nuclear research. Insect control with sterile insect technology, gene mutation of plants and preservation of foodstuff in the food industry, radiotherapy in the medicine field, radiography in the non-destructive testing field, structural characterization of materials in the radiation protection field and radiation dosage dosing, etc., Known as radiation applications (1). Radiation shielding is a common problem that has received much attention so far. In various radiation technologies and applications, the interaction of energetic X/γray radiation and a neutron with the material is essential. The advantage of ceramic glass is its fine-grained crystalline texture formed by the glass heat treatment [3]. Most glass-ceramic materials contain a high percentage of crystalline materials, ranging from 50 to 95 percent, and the rest are residual glass [4]
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