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Gamma-5.0000 — Steel

Shielding Material
Steel
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#5.0000
Hvl CM (cm)
2.799
Tvl CM (cm)
9.299
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
96
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
5.7
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
12.9
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
43
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
7.87
Energy MeV (MeV)
5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.2476
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.03146
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
4.039
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#5.0000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.03146 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.2476 1/cm · HVL cm 2.799 cm · TVL cm 9.299 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database