Boron Carbide

Boron Carbide

compound
B4C

One of the hardest materials on Earth — used in bulletproof armour and tank plating

The ceramic inside body armour vests — boron carbide stops bullets while weighing almost nothing.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

White

$70.00

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Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.

Crystallography

Catalogue identityBoron carbide — R-3m:H
FormulaB4C
Crystal systemtrigonal
Space groupR -3 m :H
Lattice (a, b, c) Å5.6, 5.6, 12.12
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 120

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)