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Boron carbide with a fine particulate structure can be produced by heating boron(III) oxide with magnesium and carbon.

The fine particles can be hot pressed at 2200°C into very hard ceramic materials.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989

2
B2O3
  +  
6
Mg
  +  
C
         
B4C
  +  
6
MgO
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Boron trioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Magnesium     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Boron carbide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Magnesium oxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Redox
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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