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Gamma-2.0000 — Steel

Shielding Material
Steel
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#2.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
2.065
Tvl CM (cm)
6.86
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
58
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
4.2
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
8.6
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
27
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
7.87
Energy MeV (MeV)
2
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.3357
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.04265
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
2.979
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

Source: NIST XCOM 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

steel — radiation energy key gamma#2.0000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.04265 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.3357 1/cm · HVL cm 2.065 cm · TVL cm 6.86 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database