• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Synonyms:

zirconium diboride powder, zirconium boride powder, ZrB₂, zirconium diboride enriched, CAS# 12045-64-6

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Designations:

Chemical Formula: ZrB₂

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride General Description:

a) A light grey metallic powder, chemically attacked very little by cold HCl, more rapidly by HNO3, and is dissolved by aqua regia. It reacts with H2SO4 and is readily attacked by fused alkali hydroxides, carbonates and disulfides. Produced by various processes.

b) ZrB2, a hard, toxic, gray powder that melts at 3000°C;  It is also known as zirconium diboride.

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Typical Chemical Purities Available:

B= 19.20% and Zr+Hf = 80.80%

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Typical Granulations Available:

Various granulations are available from coarse powder to 4-7 microns average

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Typical Physical Constants:

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Typical Applications:

a) Useful in nuclear applications because of the presence of Boron-10.

b) Also used as an aerospace refractory, in cutting tools and to protect thermocouple tubes.

c) Other applications include use of its relatively high conductivity, especially for a ceramic.

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Packaging Options:

Steel drums

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:

Listed. For further information please call the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at +1.202.554.1404

• Suspected Cancer Agent:

a) ACGIH TLV-A4 (Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen);

 b) IARC-3 (Unclassifiable as to Carcinogenicity in Humans)"

• Zirconium Boride/ Diboride Chemical Abstract Service Number:

CAS# 12045-64-6