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Abstract. In this work, Pb-free shielding glass samples were prepared by the melt quenching technique using subbituminous fly ash (SFA) composed of xBi 2 O 3 : (60-x)B 2 O 3 : 10Na 2 O : 30SFA (where x = 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 by wt%). The samples were investigated for their physical and radiation shielding properties. The density and hardness were measured. The results showed that the density increased with the increase of Bi 2 O 3 content. The highest value of hardness was observed for glass sample with 30 wt% of Bi 2 O 3 concentration. The samples were investigated under 662 keV gamma ray and the results were compared with theoretical calculations. The values of the mass attenuation coefficient (µ m ), the atomic cross section (σ e ) and the effective atomic number (Z eff ) were found to increase with an increase of the Bi 2 O 3 concentration and were in good agreement with the theoretical calculations. The best results for the half-value layer (HVL) were observed in the sample with 35 wt% of Bi 2 O 3 concentration, better than the values of barite concrete. These results demonstrate the viability of using coal fly ash waste for radiation shielding glass without PbO in the glass matrices.

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