Alphametals

Ferro Boron

Ferro boron is a magnetic binary iron alloy with typically 17.5-20% boron content used as an alloying agent in steels to improve hot workability, hardenability, creep resistance, and neutron absorption. AE Alloys™ are available in forms such as powder, granules, lump, bar, and foils. A range of grades are available including Mil Spec (military grade), ACS, Reagent and Technical Grade, Food, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Grade, Optical Grade, USP and EP/BP (European Pharmacopoeia/British Pharmacopoeia). We can also produce materials to custom specifications by request, in addition to custom compositions for commercial and research applications and new proprietary technologies. Typical and custom packaging is available, as is additional research, technical and safety (MSDS) data.

APPLICATIONS OF FERROBORON

The following are the common application areas of ferroboron:

• To improve the hardenability of C-Mn and low alloy steels
• Improvement of steel and nitrogen scavenging
• As low loss materials for NdFeB magnets
• In the production of low carbon cold working wire rod
• In the production of automotive sheet steels
• Incorporation into amorphous metal materials for transformer cores
• In hot spray painting
• Improvement of hardenability of low alloyed steels
• In the boration surface treatment of steels
• In the reduction of nitrogen
• Manufacturing of metallic glass.