Yttrium Diboride (YB2)-Powder

Yttrium Diboride (YB2)-Powder introduce:

Characteristic




Yttrium boride refers to a crystalline material composed of different proportions of yttrium and boron, such as YB2, YB4, YB6, YB12, YB25, YB50 and YB66. They are all gray-colored, hard solids having high melting temperatures. The most common form is the yttrium hexaboride YB6.




Chemical formula：YB66/YB50/YB25/YB12/YB6/YB4/YB2

Molar mass： 153.77

Appearance： Gray-Black powder, Metallic

Density： 2.52 g/cm3 --- YB66   2.72 g/cm3 --- YB50   3.02 g/cm3 --- YB25   3.44 g/cm3 --- YB12   3.67 g/cm3 --- YB6   4.32 g/cm3 --- YB4

Melting point： 2,750–2,000 °C (4,980–3,630 °F; 3,020–2,270 K)

Solubility in water：Insoluble

Crystal structure：cubic, cP7