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Boron Carbide is a superiorly hard material (Mohs hardness > 9) and is one of the hardest materials known behind diamond and cubic boron nitride. The material is sought after due to its high hardness, abrasive wear resistance, fracture toughness, chemical inertness, and its' high neutron absorbing cross section which is important to the nuclear industry. Boron Carbide powders can be used for reaction bonded, hot-pressed or sintered ceramic applications. The material is therefore well suited for technical ceramics, wear parts, and other industrial parts such as body and vehicle armor. Other uses include refractory additives and honing sticks.

Boron Carbide is often used in nuclear applications such as shielding and other protective applications due to its ability to absorb neutrons. Panadyne offers a nuclear grade enriched Boron Carbide with a High B10 content formulated for use in Nuclear applications. The material is available in straight FEPA sizes as well as custom sizes.

Sinter Grade Boron Carbide Powders are specially sized to aid in the manufacturing of sintered ceramic parts. They are typically fine powders with an average particle size of less than 10 microns and a specially tailored size distribution.

Hot Pressed Grade Boron Carbide Powders are specially sized to aid in the hot pressing of boron carbide ceramic parts. They are typically fine powders with an average particle size of less than 10 microns and a specially tailored size distribution.