BORON CARBIDE

Boron carbide, B4C, is one of the hardest materials in the world, ranking third behind diamond and cubic boron nitride, and it is the hardest material produced in tonnage quantities. Discovered as a byproduct in the production of metal borides during the 19th century, it is produced by reacting carbon with B2O3 in an electric arc furnace through carbo-thermal reduction or gas phase reactions. Boron carbide must be milled and purified to remove metal impurities prior to commercial use... Boron carbide ceramic is one kind of technical ceramic,also can be called advance ceramic and engineering ceramic.We are professional for providing boron carbide ceramic solutions for you in shanghai in china.