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What is Boron Carbide?
Boron carburide (also known as black diamand) is an organic material with the molecular formula B4C. It’s a gray-black fine powder. It is among the three hardest substances known (the two others being diamond and cubic boron-nitride). It’s used in bulletproof vests, tank armor and many other industrial applications. Its Mohs hardness rating is 9.3.
Boron carbide absorbs a large amount of neutrons and does not form radioisotopes. It is therefore an ideal neutron absorption material in nuclear power plants. Neutron absorbers are used to control nuclear fission. Boron carbide, which is used in nuclear reactors, is mostly made into a controlled rod shape. But sometimes it’s made into powder due to the increased surface area.
Due to its low density, it is a good material for lightweight armor and ceramic reinforcement phases. It is widely used in ceramic reinforcing phase, lightweight armor, neutron absorbers and other applications. As boron carbide can be easily manufactured and is less expensive than diamond and cubic Boron Nitride, it is used more often. It can be used in place of expensive diamonds and is often used for grinding, drilling, and grinding.
Boron carbide Powder Uses
(1) The field is national defense. Bullet-proofing has been done with boron carbide ceramics since the 1960s. Comparing it to other materials, its characteristics are easy portability and high toughness. It is used to make the lightweight armor on armed helicopters as well as the bulletproof aircraft armor. It was used as a raw materials by the British in order to manufacture armor capable of defending against armor-piercing projectsiles.
(2) In terms of raw chemical materials. To increase the wear resistance of alloy materials and their strength, boron-carbide is used as an alloying agent. This can be boronized onto the metal surface in order to form a thin iron boride layer; it can be used as the boron source for generating boride by reduction or method such as TiB2, ZrB2, CriB2, “B4C Method” to prepare boron chloride, hydrogen boride etc.
(3) Wear-resistant field. Boron carbide ceramics are visible in a number of industrial nozzles. These include desander nozzles and nozzles designed for high-pressure water gun cutting. These nozzles are preferred by factories for their durability under extreme conditions, and because they offer high-quality performance at a low cost. . It can also be used to avoid pollution due to abrasive waste during grinding. As a diamond abrasive substitute, boron carbide can be used to reduce the cost of processing various metals as well as jade glass.
(4) Nuclear energy. boron-carbide is commonly used as a neutron absorber in safety rods, control rods and other components. This helps to regulate the rate of nuclear fission, while also protecting human safety.
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