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US 5,965,829 AGranted
Radiation absorbing refractory composition
AssigneeReynolds Metals Company
InventorsThomas G. Haynes, Kevin Anderson, Edward L. Oschmann
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Abstract
An extruded metal matrix composite incorporates boron carbide in fine particulate form. The composition is useful as a radiation shield.
Claims19
A radiation shielding composition comprising particulates of boron or a boron-containing compound in an aluminum or aluminum alloy matrix, the particulates comprising from about 2 to about 45% by volume, and having a uniform distribution in the matrix characterized by a 50 percentile nearest neighbor distance of less than about 50 microns.
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