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Washington Mills Boron Carbide (B4C)
- CAS Number
- 12069-32-8
- EC Number
- 235-111-5
- Chemical Name
- Boron Carbide
Boron Carbide (B4C) is one of the hardest man-made materials available in commercial quantities that has a finite melting point low enough to permit its relatively easy fabrication into shapes. Some of Boron Carbide’s unique properties include: high hardness, chemical inertness, and a high neutron absorbing cross section. Washington Mills is the only manufacturer of Boron Carbide (B4C) crude in North America.
Product families
Applications
Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
- Ceramics & Refractory
Industrial — Military & Defense
- Body Armor
Product Families
Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Technical Salts & Inorganics
- Inorganics
Other characteristics
- Features
- Chemical Resistance, Low Melting Point
- Markets
- Industrial
- Technology
- Base Chemicals & Intermediates
- Applicable Processes
- Nuclear Power Generation
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Refractory Materials
- Chemical Base
- Chemical Resistance
- Low Melting Point
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Abrasive
- Antioxidant
