High-Performance Boron Carbide for Industrial Applications

Outstanding Mechanical Properties

With an exceptionally high hardness, its Mohs hardness is approximately 9.3, ranking just below diamonds and cubic boron nitride (C-BN), making it one of the hardest known ceramics.

It also possesses a low density of 2.52 g/cm³, which is lighter than materials such as steel and silicon carbide, making it suitable for lightweight applications.

Additionally, it exhibits high wear resistance, capable of withstanding particle erosion and friction wear, thereby significantly outlasting metallic materials.

Supreme Chemical properties

Resistant to high temperatures and can withstand temperatures above 2000°C in an inert environment (oxidation occurs at around 600°C in an oxidizing environment).

It also possesses neutron absorption capabilities, with a high thermal neutron absorption cross-section (600 barns), making it an ideal material for the nuclear industry.

Furthermore, it exhibits excellent chemical inertness and is resistant to acid and alkaline corrosion (except for strong oxidizing acids).

Nuclear Industry

Neutron absorption control rods/shields: Used in nuclear reactors to absorb excess neutrons and control the chain reaction.

Nuclear waste storage: Encapsulating nuclear waste into powder or spherical forms.

Wear-resistant components

Sandblasting Nozzle: The lifespan is more than ten times that of tungsten carbide nozzles;

Seals and Bearings: Used in highly corrosive or high-temperature environments (such as chemical pumps and aerospace components).

Industrial Equipment

Cutting tools: tool coating for high-hardness materials (such as tungsten alloy);

Thermocouple protection tube: used for temperature measurement of high-temperature molten metal;

Semiconductor equipment: grinding discs or fixtures in wafer processing;