Introduction of Boron Carbide

Boron carbide (B₄C) is an inorganic nonmetallic material with excellent performance, which is synthesized at high temperatures by the combination of boron and carbon.The hardness of B₄C materials are second only to diamond and cubic boron nitride, and thry have excellent chemical and physical properties. With the explosive development of 3D printing technology, a wider range of materials can be printed now. Recently, B₄C materials have also begun to be applied in the field of 3D printing. As shown in Fig. 1, a qualified 3D printing (FDM) test piece with B₄C-PEEK composites.

Fig. 1. Surface structure diagrams of 3D printing (FDM) test piece with boron carbide-PEEK composites. (Wu, Y.; et al., 2020)

Products

CD BioSciences is a technology company dedicated to providing 3D printing solutions, not only the metal and plastic 3D printing materials, but also the hard B₄C materials, and can customize composite materials with B₄C according to your needs.

B₄C materials have the advantages of low density, high melting point and temperature resistance, semiconductor conductivity, chemical stability, and are one of the hardest materials known, so they are often used to manufacture products with excellent wear resistance. In addition, B₄C materials have high neutron absorption capacity that other ceramic materials do not possess, which are proven to be tolerated radiation, so B₄C materials are important in bulletproof and armor systems. However, due to the high cost and difficulty of sintering B₄C materials, it is difficult to prepare B₄C parts by traditional ceramic processes. Machining B₄C materials with 3D printing technology can more effectively use B₄C manufacturing parts and achieve the required complex shapes in a shorter time, which is conducive to the further development of B₄C materials in different fields.

The B₄C 3D printing materials provided by CD BioSciences are one new type of ceramic materials with outstanding comprehensive properties, which can be composed of composite materials with other materials to meet the needs of different industries.

• Hardness
• Specific gravity
• Melting point
• Elasticity modulus

Here is a list of the B₄C materials offered by CD BioSciences to support your production.

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*If the B₄C materials offered above can not meet your needs, please contact us for our exclusive B₄C materials customization service right now. All services are available on a 24/7/365 basis.

Applications of Our Boron Carbide

• Aerospace industries
• Automobile industries
• Energy
• Defense

Advantages of Our Boron Carbide

• Excellent wear resistance and hardness.
• High temperature resistance.
• Make complex structures quickly.
• High neutron absorption capacity.
• Chemical stability.
• Lower cost.

B₄C 3D printing materials because of their prominent performance and the characteristics of nuclear radiation resistance, the domestic and international market have strong demand in recent years, and have become a hot spot in the ceramic material industry. CD BioSciences offers certified high-quality B₄C 3D printing materials and customizes composites to meet specific needs for global customers. If you have any requirements about our B₄C materials, please contact us.

Reference

1. Wu, Y.; et al. (2020). Neutron Shielding Performance of 3D-Printed Boron Carbide PEEK Composites. Materials. 13, 2314.

• Alumina
• Aluminum Nitride
• Silicon Carbide
• Silicon Nitride
• Zirconia