Cobalt-free maraging steels of different compositions have been prepared by electro-slag remelting technique using titanium and chromium instead of cobalt. Neutron removal cross-sections have been calculated, also mass attenuation coefficients and effective electron densities have been determined for the prepared samples in the photon energy range up to 2.8 MeV. Other steel alloys and lead samples have also been investigated for the sake of comparison. The results prove the superiority of cobalt-free maraging steels compared with the other steel types to be used as a proper shielding material in the nuclear field. Among the investigated steels, the steel "0.045%C-13.35%Ni-2.05%Cr-4.5%Mo-0.06%Ti" has the best attenuation properties.
Cobalt-free alloy of constituent's "0.045%C-12.73%Ni-6.53%Cr-3.2%Mo-0.02%Ti-0.01%V" has been prepared by electro slag remelting technique. Mass attenuation coefficient, half value layer and effective atomic number have been determined for the prepared sample at photon energies 235 -2700 keV. The results are compared with the corresponding theoretical calculations based on XCOM program and a fair agreement is obtained.
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