Has anyone used Copper Casting Alloy for X-Ray Shielding? 1

[DEJPLX]

In researching a replacement for lead used as an x-ray shield for a CT collimator, I came across a copper-casting alloy. I'd like to use UNC C87600 to replace the aluminum casting and lead liner currently used. The C87600 has a slightly higher ultimate tensile strength than the aluminum and if cast using the same thickness as the current lead/aluminum design I can achieve the same density per unit area as the lead sheeting.

Our intention is to test C87600 to see if it will pass x-ray attenuation tests before putting it into production.

I was wondering if anyone else had tried this or a similar material for this application.

 

[EngineerDave]

Although this topic is several months old, I could probably test it for attenuation at the labs in my grad school office. Let me know.

I at this moment am not familiar with the use of this alloy for that application.

 

[DEJPLX]

Thank you for your offer. My customer has tested this material and found that it did not meet their requirements.

 

[EngineerDave]

OK. Well let me know if you need to do this some time in the future. I can do it in grad school basically for free!