5% borated polyethylene sheet is used as a neutron shielding material for medical, nuclear, laboratory and industrial radiation shielding projects. The boron content helps absorb thermal neutrons, while the polyethylene base provides a machinable and moisture-resistant plastic sheet format for panels, blocks, liners and custom shielding parts.

Buyers usually need to confirm boron content, sheet size, thickness, tolerance, drawing, machining requirement, installation method and project quantity before a quotation can be reviewed. If the project has a shielding calculation, drawing or specification, include it for faster material selection.

Typical Applications

• Neutron shielding panels for medical and laboratory rooms.
• Custom machined borated PE blocks or liners for equipment shielding.
• Radiation shielding material for research, inspection or nuclear support projects.
• Replacement panels where boron content and thickness must match existing drawings.
• Cut-to-size sheets with holes, slots, chamfers or CNC machining.

RFQ Checklist for 5% Borated Polyethylene

For quotation review, please share boron content requirement, sheet size, thickness, tolerance, color, drawing, machining detail, installation need, shielding application, standard or project specification, quantity and destination. Photos or drawings of existing shielding panels help confirm hole position and edge requirements.

Request borated polyethylene support: send boron percentage, sheet dimensions, thickness, drawing, tolerance, application and quantity so our team can review a suitable 5% borated PE sheet or custom shielding part.

Related product pages: Borated Polyethylene.

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5% boron loaded polyethylene neutron shield – HMW grade. Specifically developed for neutron shielding purposes in nuclear installations; its optimal boron content of 5% provides excellent attenuation of thermal neutrons, thus reducing the levels of capture-gamma radiation.
5% Borated Polyethylene has a high hydrogen content, making it an effective fast neutron shield, slowing down fast neutrons to low energy thermal (slow) neutrons, which are then absorbed by the added boron compound.
5% Borated Polyethylene is typically used in neutron shielding applications where low and intermediate-levels of neutron flux are expected, but elevated temperatures are not. JCPE5 is available in a wide range of form factors including sheets, bricks, cylinders, pellets, and other custom shapes.

It is easily machined using common wood and metalworking tools. We can not only provide custom machining but can also pour 5% Borated Polyethylene into custom made moulds to provide application-specific shielding forms.
FEATURES AT A GLANCE
available as slabs, bricks, pellets, rods and spheres
Other dimensions/shapes on request
Can be supplied machined to close tolerances
Other boron loadings available on request
Self-extinguishing version available Back