Scientists redefine production of world’s third hardest material

Posted on 8 May 2014 by Callum Bentley

University of Birmingham researchers have reshaped the production process of one of the hardest materials known to man.

New method is cheaper and more efficient Commercialisation of the technology currently being sort Material third hardest known behind diamond and boron nitride Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a new method of producing boron carbide powder which uses lower temperatures and introduces fewer contaminants than current processing methods. The cheaper and more…

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