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BORON CARBIDE

Catalog: Abrasive | 2023-10-09

Boron carbide is a compound that contains boron and carbon, especially B4C; an extremely hard, non-metallic, black crystalline compound or solid solution. Only diamond is harder. In addition to its hardness property, boron carbide has the physical properties of corrosion resistance, heat strength, low specific gravity and high elastic modulus. It is used as an abrasive, neutron absorber for nuclear reactors, and as an alloying agent in composite structural materials.

Product Details

PROPERTIES

Chemical Composition

Size

Approx Size(microns)

Chemical Composition(%)

B%

C%

Fe2O3

B4C%

F36

600-500

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F40

500-425

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F46

425-355

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F54

355-300

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F60

300-250

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F80

212-180

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F100

150-125

78-81

17-22

0.2-0.4

97-99

F120

125-106

78-80

17-22

0.2-0.4

96-98

F150

106-75

78-80

17-22

0.2-0.4

96-98

F180

75-63

78-80

17-22

0.2-0.4

96-98

F230

53.0±3.0um

77-80

17-22

0.3-0.5

96-97

F240

44.5±2.0um

77-80

17-22

0.3-0.5

96-97

F280

36.5±1.5um

77-80

17-22

0.3-0.5

96-97

F320

29.2±1.5um

76-79

17-21

0.3-0.6

95-97

F360

22.8±1.5um

76-79

17-21

0.3-0.6

95-97

F400

17.3±1.0um

75-79

17-21

0.4-0.8

94-96

F500

12.8±1.0um

76-79

18-22

0.3-0.7

94-97

F600

9.3±1.0um

74-78

17-21

0.4-0.9

92-94

F800

6.5±1.0um

74-78

17-21

0.4-0.9

92-94

F1000

4.5±0.8um

75-78

18-22

0.1-0.8

90-94

F1200

3.0±0.5um

75-78

18-22

0.1-0.8

90-94

F1500

2.0±0.4um

75-78

18-22

0.1-0.8

90-94

F2000

1.2±0.3um

75-78

18-22

0.1-0.8

90-94

Physical Properties

Appearance

Black powder

Molecular Weight (g/mol.)

55.25515

Specific Heat (cal-mol-c)

12.5

Knoop Hardness

2750

Mohs Hardness

9.6

Micro Hardness

4950kgf/mm2

Density & phase

2.52 g/cm (Solid)

Melting point

2350 °C (2623.15 K)

Boiling point

>3500 °C (>3773.15 K)

Solubility In Water

Insoluble

Crystal Structure

Rhombohedral

APPLICATION

  • Boron Carbide is well suited to a variety of industrial applications including:

  • Abrasives for lapping and ultrasonic cutting

  • Anti-oxidant in carbon-bonded refractory mixes

  • Armor

  • Nuclear applications such as reactor control rods and neutron absorbing shielding

  • Wear parts such as blasting nozzles, wire-drawing dies, powdered metal and ceramic forming dies, thread guides