Boron carbide ,also know as B4C is produced from high temperature smelting boric acid and carbon materials in electric furnaces.
Boron carbide is with high hardness up to Mohs’ 9.3,which is the third hard material besides Diamond and CBN.
size | grit | mean diameter in um | B % | C % | Fe2O3 % | B4C% |
F-macrogrit | F40 | 425 | 76-80 | 17-21.5 | 0.2-0.4 | 95-99 |
F46 | 355 | |||||
F54 | 300 | |||||
F60 | 250 | |||||
F70 | 212 | |||||
F80 | 180 | |||||
F90 | 150 | |||||
F100 | 125 | |||||
F120 | 106 | |||||
F150 | 75 | |||||
F180 | 75-63 | |||||
F220 | 63-53 | |||||
F-microgrit | F230 | D50=53 | 75-79 | 0.3-0.5 | 95-97 | |
F240 | D50=44.5 | |||||
F280 | D50=36.5 | |||||
F320 | D50=29.5 | |||||
F360 | D50=22.8 | 0.3-0.6 | ||||
F400 | D50=17.3 | |||||
F500 | D50=12.8 | 0.4-0.8 | ||||
F600 | D50=9.3 | 74-79 | 0.3-0.7 | 93-97 | ||
F800 | D50=6.5 | 0.4-0.9 | ||||
F1000 | D50=4.5 | |||||
F1200 | D50=3.0 | 0.5-0.9 | ||||
F1500 | D50=2.0 | |||||
Fine powder | 100#-0 | 150max | 75-80 | 17-21 | 0.3 max | |
200#-0 | 90max | |||||
325#-0 | 45max | |||||
60#-150# | 250-75 | |||||
25um-0 | 25max | |||||
10um-0 | 10max | |||||
3um-0 | 3max |