Silicon Boride SiB6 Powder Applications

Silicon Boride SiB6 Powder Overview

Silicon boride (also known as borosilicide) is a lightweight ceramic compound composed of silicon and boron. There are silicon triboride, silicon tetraboride, silicon hexaboride and so on.

Silicon hexaboride or hexaborosilicide is a glossy black-grey powder. The chemical formula is SiB6. The molecular weight is 92.95. The relative density is 2.47 g/cm3 and the melting point is 2200℃. The hardness is between diamond and ruby. Silicon hexaboride can conduct electricity. It is insoluble in water. Surfaces are oxidized when heated in chlorine and water vapor.

The SiB6 crystal structure consists of interconnected icosahedrons (polyhedra with 20 faces), icosahedrons (polyhedra with 26 faces), and isolated silicon and boron atoms.

It is insoluble in water and resists oxidation, thermal shock and chemical attack. Especially under thermal shock, it has high strength and stability. The grinding efficiency is higher than that of boron carbide.

Surface oxidation occurs when SiB6 is heated in air or oxygen and attacked at high temperatures by boiling sulfuric acid and fluorine, chlorine and bromine. Borides are conductive. Hexaborides have low thermal expansion coefficients and high thermal neutron cross sections.

Silicon Boride SiB6 Powder Applications

Silicon boride SiB6 powder can be used as a variety of standard abrasives for grinding carbide. It is also used as engineering ceramic materials, sandblasting nozzles, manufacturing gas engine blades and other special-shaped sintered parts and seals. Used as an antioxidant for refractory materials.

1. Silicon boride SiB6 powder is used as various standard abrasives and grinding hard alloys;

2. Silicon boride SiB6 powder is used as engineering ceramic material and used as various standard abrasives for grinding cemented carbide.

3. Silicon boride SiB6 powder can also be used as engineering ceramic materials, sandblasting nozzles, manufacturing gas engine blades and other special-shaped sintered parts and seals.

4. Silicon boride SiB6 powder can be used as an antioxidant for refractory materials.

Silicon Boride SiB6 Powder Price

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