Boron Carbide is a superiorly hard material (Mohs hardness > 9) and is one of the hardest materials known behind diamond and cubic boron nitride. The material is sought after due to its high hardness, abrasive wear resistance, fracture toughness,...
Boron carbide is one of the hardest and lightest known ceramics. It is formed by hot-pressing, so making complicated shapes is difficult. Because the boron-10 isotope will absorb neutrons, boron carbide is an important material in nuclear process...