Tungsten radiation shield
With the destruction of the environment, the harm of radiation to people is gradually strengthened. Therefore, radiation-proof devices are gradually taken seriously by people. Tungsten has been widely used as a radiation shielding material.
It has been proved that there is a close relationship between radiation protection ability and material density, and the higher the density, the better the shielding performance. Tungsten alloy has a high density, so it has a high shielding performance, and tungsten alloy has an advantage over lead in this respect because it has not been found to be harmful to humans or the environment in the long term. Tungsten alloy has great advantages in the field of shielding because of its linear attenuation ability to γ-rays. And the same amount of tungsten alloy shielding offers less risk than the same amount of lead shielding.
It has been proved that tungsten alloy is the best material to be used for shielding, whether in medical or industrial equipment. Compared with traditional shielding material, tungsten alloy shielding material shows good value. Lead block is a metal material used in the field of shielding parts earlier, but in the use process, it is found that the efficiency of shielding parts made of lead is not high enough, and it will cause serious pollution to the environment. The new generation of tungsten shielding has proven to be twice as efficient as lead shielding. Tungsten shields weigh 25 to 50 percent less than lead, while eliminating associated toxic hazards and reducing mixed waste disposal costs.
The high density of tungsten shields (60% greater than lead) reduces the size of the shield without compromising the shielding effect. Compared with lead, a tungsten alloy with similar radiation shielding properties, tungsten alloy is less than a third of the volume of lead. In addition, tungsten alloys are more environmentally friendly than lead or depleted uranium in the past.
