A new method was developed for creating a less expensive shield for ADRs using 1018 carbon steel. This shield has been designed to have similar performance to the expensive vanadium permen dur shields, but the cost is 30 to 50% less. Also, these shields can be stocked in a variety of sizes, eliminating the need for special forgings, which also greatly reduces cost.
This work was done by Talso C. Chui and Nicolas E. Haddad of Caltech for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For more information, contact
