Cobalt is used throughout the industrial radiography industry to detect structural damage to metal parts. Co-60 radioisotope sources are used to perform industrial gamma radiography with relatively short exposure time on thicker materials such as heavy castings, thick steel weldments, and concrete.
- Gamma Energy Range: 1.17-1.33 MeV
- Steel Thickness : 2.0–6.0 in (50-150 mm)
- Concrete Thickness : 10 to 40 in (200-1,000 mm)
- Light Alloys Thickness : 1.5–7.5 in (40-190 mm)
- Radioisotope Output : At 1 m per Ci (37 GBq): 1.30 R/hr (13.0 mSv/hr)
At 1 ft per Ci (37 GBq): 14.0 R/hr (140 mSv/hr) - Half-Life : 5.27 years
- Special Form Certification : USA/0377/S-96
