Titanium Boride (TiB2)-Sputtering Target

Characteristic




Titanium diboride (TiB2) is an extremely hard ceramic which has excellent heat conductivity, hexagonal (AlB2) crystal structure，oxidation stability and resistance to mechanical erosion. TiB2 is also a reasonable electrical conductor,It is mainly used in the preparation of composite ceramic products, because it can resist the corrosion of molten metal, can be used in the manufacture of molten metal crucible and electrolytic cell electrode.




Chemical formula:TiB2

Molar mass:69.489 g/mol

Appearance:non lustrous metallic grey

Density:4.52 g/cm3

Melting point:3,230 °C (5,850 °F; 3,500 K)




Application




Current use of TiB2 appears to be limited to specialized applications in such areas as impact resistant armor, cutting tools, crucibles, neutron absorbers and wear resistant coatings.




TiB2 is extensively used for evaporation boats for vapour coating of aluminium. It is an attractive material for the aluminium industry as an inoculant to refine the grain size when casting aluminium alloys, because of its wettability by and low solubility in molten aluminium and good electrical conductivity.




Thin films of TiB2 can be used to provide wear and corrosion resistance to a cheap and/or tough substrate.