B4C/Al composite is mainly used for neutron absorbing materials, which is one of the components of equipment that manages spent nuclear fuel. There are various processes for manufacturing neutron absorbing materials, but most of them are based on the powder metallurgy. In this study, B4C/Al composite in which the reinforcement was uniformly dispersed was manufactured by using the stir casting process. The microstructure, thermal neutron absorption rate, mechanical properties and dispersibility of the reinforcement of the prepared B4C/Al composite were analyzed.

• Donghyun Lee(Korea Institute of Materials Science)
• Seungchan Cho(Korea Institute of Materials Science) Corresponding author
• Junghwan Kim(Korea Institute of Materials Science)
• Sang-bok Lee(Korea Institute of Materials Science)
• Sang-kwan Lee(Korea Institute of Materials Science)