IBoron Carbide (B4C), ekwaziwa ngokuba yidayimane emnyama, enobulukhuni beVickers ye>30 GPa, yinto yesithathu enzima emva kwedayimane kunye ne-cubic boron nitride.I-Boron carbide inecandelo eliphezulu lomnqamlezo lokufunxa iineutron (okt iipropathi ezilungileyo zokukhusela iinyutroni), uzinzo kwimitha ye-ionizing kunye neekhemikhali ezininzi.Yimpahla efanelekileyo kwizicelo ezininzi zokusebenza eziphezulu ngenxa yokuhlanganiswa kwayo okukhangayo kweepropati.Ukuqina kwayo okugqwesileyo kuyenza ibe ngumgubo onqabileyo ofanelekileyo wokukhwela, ukupolisha kunye nokusika ijethi yamanzi kwiintsimbi kunye neekeramics.
I-Boron carbide yinto ebalulekileyo enobunzima kunye namandla amakhulu omatshini.Iimveliso ze-UrbanMines 'zinococeko oluphezulu kunye namaxabiso akhuphisanayo.Kananjalo sinamava amaninzi ekunikezeni uluhlu lweemveliso ze-B4C.Ndiyathemba ukuba sinokunika iingcebiso eziluncedo kwaye sikunike ukuqonda okungcono kwe-boron carbide kunye nokusetyenziswa kwayo okwahlukeneyo.