In this study, for thermal neutron absorption, an aluminum metal composite in which B4C particles were uniformly dispersed was prepared using stirring casting and hot rolling processes. The microstructure, thermal neutron absorption rate, mechanical properties and dispersibility of the reinforcement of the prepared B4C/Al composite were analyzed. The composite in which the 40 μm sized B4C particles were uniformly dispersed increased the tensile strength as the volume ratio of the reinforcement increased.

• Donghyun Lee(Korea Institute of Materials Science, 797, Changwon-daero, Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do)
• Seungchan Cho(Korea Institute of Materials Science, 797, Changwon-daero, Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do) Corresponding author
• Junghwan Kim(Korea Institute of Materials Science, 797, Changwon-daero, Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do)
• Sang-Bok Lee(Korea Institute of Materials Science, 797, Changwon-daero, Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do)