Boron Carbide (B4C)
This material is a hard Boron–Carbon Ceramic, with hardness ranking only behind the diamond.
Properties of Boron Carbide
- High hardness
- Low thermal conductivity
- High elastic modulus
- High melting point
- High strength
- High wear resistance
- Good nuclear properties
- Low density
What’s the future for Boron Carbide?
Given their unique properties and proven versatility, these materials offer researchers and design engineers opportunities to investigate other exciting but currently unexplored uses for these remarkable advanced Ceramics.
Boron Carbide is frequently used in abrasives, nozzles, nuclear applications, and body armor applications. The use of Boron Carbide for armor applications has increased dramatically in recent years, with the Ceramic Carbide rapidly becoming the material of choice for military and law enforcement.
Boron Carbide further finds new applications as a biosensor, a high-efficiency thermoelectric material for electronic devices that can be operated at high temperatures and a great candidate for aerospace applications.