Study on the mechanical and radiation-shielding properties of borided aisi 304 stainless steels
Materiali in Tehnologije, vol.47, no.5, pp.679-681, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 47 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2013
- Journal Name: Materiali in Tehnologije
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.679-681
- Keywords: Boriding, Mechanical properties, Radiation shielding, Stainless steel
- Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: No
Abstract
The boriding effect on the tensile properties, microhardness and radiation shielding has been studied. While boriding increased the hardness of the AISI 304 steel from 240 HV0.1 to the maximum value of 1 740 HV0.1, the elongation and the maximum stress clearly showed decreasing values. Borided specimens were more capable at stopping the high-energy photons and boriding improved the radiation-shielding properties of the AISI 304 steel. From the obtained results, it has been concluded that the borided AISI 304 stainless steel can be used as radiation shielding for γ-rays.