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 identity | Boron carbide — R-3m:H |
| Formula | B4C |
| Crystal system | trigonal |
| Space group | R -3 m :H |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 5.6, 5.6, 12.12 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 120 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)