Micro-Melt® DuoSorb® 316Nu

Micro-Melt® DuoSorb® 316Nu alloys are powder metallurgy 316 type stainless steels containing varying amounts of two thermal neutron absorbing elements, boron and gadolinium. Despite its much higher atomic weight, gadolinium has more than four times the thermal neutron absorbing capabilities of boron. By restricting the boron content to less than 1%, and using gadolinium to attain an equivalent boron content (Beq), the new alloys exhibit superior ductility, toughness, bendability and corrosion resistance compared to borated stainless steels.