Cubic boron nitride

Cubic boron nitride.

 

 

Cubic boron nitride is a binary compound of boron and nitrogen (NB), superhard material based on cubic β-modification of boron nitride, like diamond.

 

Description

Properties

Application

 

Description:

Cubic boron nitride is a binary compound of boron and nitrogen (NB), superhard material based on cubic β-modification (sphalerite) boron nitride, like diamond.

Cubic boron nitride kristallizuetsya in the structure of zinc blende ZnS (cubic structure).

 

Properties:

– high hardnessof 10 on Mohs scale. Its high hardness 3 to 4 times the hardness of traditional abrasives,

the density of 3.45 g/cm3,

– high durability, long lasting sharpness,

is a good insulator with a band gap of 10 eV,

– high chemical resistance, does not react with acids and alkalis, inert to practically all chemical elements included in the composition of steels and alloys,

high thermal resistance, resistant to oxidation up to 1900-2000 OS. While the diamond at a temperature of 800 ° C begins to oxidize.

 

Application:

atomic energy,

electrical engineering,

semiconductors, dielectrics, integrated circuits

widely used as abrasive material

industrial ceramics.

 

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