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Gamma-0.6620 — Steel

Shielding Material
Steel
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.6620
Hvl CM (cm)
1.143
Tvl CM (cm)
3.797
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
21.7
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.56
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
4.34
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
11
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
7.87
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.662
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.6063
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.07704
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
1.65
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom interpolated; HVL~1.6cm Verified vs OSHA Cs-137 Steel Value

Source: NIST XCOM interpolated; HVL~1.6cm verified vs OSHA Cs-137 steel value

steel — radiation energy key gamma#0.6620 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.07704 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.6063 1/cm · HVL cm 1.143 cm · TVL cm 3.797 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database