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Gamma-0.1000 — Steel

Shielding Material
Steel
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.1000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.2369
Tvl CM (cm)
0.7871
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
3.6
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
1.36
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
1.62
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
2.5
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
7.87
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.1
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
2.926
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.3717
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
0.3418
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020 (physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/XrayMassCoef/ElemTab/z26.html); ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

Source: NIST XCOM 2020 (physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/XrayMassCoef/ElemTab/z26.html); ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

steel — radiation energy key gamma#0.1000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.3717 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 2.926 1/cm · HVL cm 0.2369 cm · TVL cm 0.7871 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database