Mass Attenuation Coefficient of Some Copper Alloys: A Computational Study

Abstract

In this study, mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) of some copper alloys: a computational study was investigated. The study employed both XRF analyzer and XCOM software to determine MAC of a number of copper alloys, namely, brass, copper composite A, gun metal A, copper composite B, gun metal B were determined at 59.5, 356, 511, 661.5, 835, 1173.2, 1275 and 2580 keV. Results reveal that the highest values of MAC were 1.8964keV and 3.6271 keV obtained at 59.5keV for copper composite A and brass respectively. Finding also show the following values of 0.03904 keV and 0.03939 keV at 2589 keV for copper composite A and brass respectively. Based on agreement with experimental results, it was recommended that these results are applied to investigate other properties of materials for radiation analysis.