It is a kind of black or brown powder, melting powder:2150°C, boiling point:3680°C, chemical properties: active. Stable in the air and normal temperature. It is used in the melting of special steel, alloy steel, and works as the gas scavenger in molten steel. Moreover , boron dins its use as ignitor in igniting tubes, neutron counter in nuclear reactors and additives in refractory materials. Boron is the most import material to produce high purity of Boron Halide, combustible material for rocket fuels as well as raw material of Boride.
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