Erbium tetraboride

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Erbium tetraboride
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Names
IUPAC name
Erbium tetraboride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 235-578-5
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/4B.Er
    Key: ZJQHBIRDYKOZLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Er].[B].[B].[B].[B]
Properties
B4Er
Molar mass 210.50 g·mol−1
Melting point 2,360 °C; 4,280 °F; 2,633 K [1]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Erbium hexaboride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Erbium tetraboride is a boride of the lanthanide metal erbium with the chemical formula ErB4. [2] It is hard and has a high melting point. Industrial applications of erbium boride include use in semiconductors, gas turbine blades, and rocket engine nozzles. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Mar, Raymond W; Stout, Norman D (October 1974). "Melting temperature and high-temperature enthalpies of erbium tetraboride". The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 6 (10): 943–947. doi:10.1016/0021-9614(74)90215-8.
  2. ↑ Perry, Dale L (2011). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds (2 ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 163. ISBN   9781439814628 . Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ↑ American Elements


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