Mechanical and radiation shielding characterization of W-based alloys for advanced nuclear unit

Samah A Al-Shelkamy; Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo; Zhongliang Xie; F M El-Hossary; E S Mosa; Amir A Mahdy; Omayma Elkady; M Abdel Ghafaar; A Abdel-Latif M

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110995

Mechanical and radiation shielding characterization of W-based alloys for advanced nuclear unit

Appl Radiat Isot. 2023 Nov:201:110995. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110995. Epub 2023 Aug 20.

Authors

Samah A Al-Shelkamy¹, Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo², Zhongliang Xie³, F M El-Hossary⁴, E S Mosa⁵, Amir A Mahdy⁵, Omayma Elkady⁶, M Abdel Ghafaar⁷, A Abdel-Latif M⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, P.O. Box: 72511, New Valley, Egypt. Electronic address: Samah.alshelkmy@sci.nvu.edu.eg.
² Unidad Académica de Estudios Nucleares, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Ciprés 10, Fracc. La Peñuela, 98060, Zacatecas, Zac, Mexico.
³ Department of Engineering Mechanics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
⁴ Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, P.O. Box: 82524, Sohag, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, AlAzharUniversity, Cairo, Egypt.
⁶ Powder Technology Division, Manufacturing Technology Department, (CMRDI), Helwan, Egypt.
⁷ Manufacturing Engineering and Production Technology Department,Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology, Cairo, P.O.Box:112571, Egypt.
⁸ Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering, FayoumUniversity, P.O.Box: 63514, Fayoum, Egypt.

PMID: 37634389
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110995

Abstract

The paper aims to investigate the mechanical and radiation shielding properties of two tungsten-based alloys manufactured by powder technology; their features when compared with two standard stainless steel grades for advanced nuclear applications. Multiple measurements were performed to characterize the alloys' structural and mechanical properties. XRD analysis and average surface roughness measurements showed the crystalline and morphological structure of the alloys. Surface microhardness added to the abrasive wear analysis showed the final wear resistance of the selected alloys. In addition, the shielding features against gamma and fast neutrons radiation were calculated. The superior characteristics of W-based alloys manufactured by powder technology make them suitable to be used in advanced nuclear power units.

Keywords: Mechanical features; Powder technology; Radiation shielding; W-based alloys.