Borotron^® UH015/030/050 | HM015/030/050           natural   
[PE-UHMW (UH) or PE-HMW (HM) + boron based additives]

Borotron UH015/030/050 and Borotron HM015/030/050 are boron loaded PE-(U)HMW grades, specifically developed for neutron shielding purposes in nuclear installations and medical applications. The high hydrogen content of PE-(U)HMW makes it very suitable for slowing down fast neutrons to lower energy thermal (slow) neutrons, which are then absorbed by the added boron compound. Whereas both PE-HMW and PE-UHMW are suitable for neutron shielding,  PE-UHMW is often preferred because of its better deformation behaviour at high temperatures and its superior impact strength and wear resistance. 

Different standard compositions of polyethylene grades with added boron content are part of Quadrant's Borotron product range:

• Borotron^® HM015 [High Molecular Weight PE]   content: 1.5 % elemental boron

• Borotron^® HM030 [High Molecular Weight PE]   content: 3.0 % elemental boron

• Borotron^® HM050 [High Molecular Weight PE]   content: 5.0 % elemental boron

• Borotron^® UH015  [Ultra-High Mol.Weight PE]   content: 1.5 % elemental boron

• Borotron^® UH030  [Ultra-High Mol.Weight PE]   content: 3.0 % elemental boron

• Borotron^® UH050  [Ultra-High Mol.Weight PE]   content: 5.0 % elemental boron 

Application examples:

Nuclear Industry:  Nuclear waste management
                           Particle accelerators
                           Nuclear detection systems
                           Nuclear storage and transport containers

Medical Industry:  Medical vaults 
                           Medical doors
                           Hot cells