The impact of BaTiO3 additive on gamma radiation shielding properties of B2O3-SrO-Na2O-CaO glass systems

The influence of BaTiO3 on the structural, thermal, mechanical, and radiation shielding characteristics of borate glass with the composition of (60-x)B2O3 + 10SrO + 15Na2O + 15CaO + (x)BaTiO3 (where x: 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 mol%) was manufactured using the conventional melt quenching technique. The physical, thermal, mechanical, and radiation shielding capabilities of the glasses manufactured with this specified composition were systematically examined. As the BaTiO3 concentration increased from 0 to 10%, the density of the glass climbed by 11.85%, and the thermal stability of the glass (ΔT) improved with the increasing BaTiO3 concentration. The microhardness measurements of the obtained glasses ranged from 5.35 to 5.84 GP. The MAC value at 81 keV is 0.0939 cm−1 for 0% BaTiO3 and increases linearly with BaTiO3 concentration, reaching 0.1288 cm−1 for 10% BaTiO3. The Mass Attenuation Coefficient (MAC) values for five distinct gamma energies were simulated using the MCNP6.2 software, using the Monte Carlo approach, and then compared with experimental data. The trustworthiness of our results was corroborated by comparison with theoretical data from XCOM, demonstrating strong concordance across the experimental, theoretical, and simulated findings.