Boron Nitride (Wurtzite-type)

Boron Nitride (Wurtzite-type)

compound
BN

A super-hard form of boron nitride with a structure similar to diamond

Boron nitride can be made nearly as hard as diamond and is used to machine metals that would destroy diamond tools.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Brown

$70.00

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

Crystallography

Catalogue identityBoron Nitride — P6₃mc
FormulaBN
Crystal systemhexagonal
Space groupP 63 m c
Lattice (a, b, c) Å2.536, 2.536, 4.199
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 120
Density (g/cm³)3.524

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