Amorphous Boron Powder 90 Grade for Boron Fibers Production

PRODUCTION OF AMORPHOUS BORON POWDER

Currently, the amorphous boron powder widely used in the boron powder market is mainly crude boron with a high impurity content produced by the magnesian thermal reduction method. The magnesian thermal reduction method is simple, has a high yield, and relatively low cost. Because standards vary greatly across different fields, the definition of “amorphous boron powder” is not entirely consistent.

Amorphous Non-crystalline Boron

1. Based on the specific gravity of boron, it is divided into amorphous boron and crystalline boron. Amorphous boron has a specific gravity below 1.73 g/cm³.

2. The widely used amorphous boron is formed by reduction at around 1000℃, of which 60% is α-rhombic crystalline boron,And 40% is amorphous boron, a mixture of crystalline and amorphous.

3. Due to its small particle size and uniform distribution, amorphous boron has high activity.

APPLICATIONS

Used in the fireworks industry.
Smelting of special alloy steels.
Initiators for automotive safety fumes.
Gas scavenging agent in molten copper.
Raw material for the production of boron fibers.
Synthesis of various high-purity boron-containing compounds.
Ignition electrodes for ignition tubes in the electronics industry.
Neutron absorbers and neutron counters in civilian nuclear reactors.
An important raw material for manufacturing high-purity boron halides.
Catalysts in the pharmaceutical, ceramics, and organic synthesis industries.
Boron is a raw material for the manufacture of boranes and various borides.

Used as a raw material for preparing high-quality lanthanum boride cathode material.
In the nuclear energy industry, it can be used as a protective material, made into boron steel for use in nuclear reactors.
In semiconductors and electrical engineering: After carbonization at around 2300℃, it is used as the cathode material for the ignition core in ignition tubes.