Hafnium diboride

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Hafnium diboride
• CAS No.: 12007-23-7
• Deprecated CAS: 1428333-91-8
• Molecular Formula: B2Hf
• Molecular Weight: 200.11
• European Community (EC) Number: 234-500-7
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID10893925
• Wikipedia: Hafnium_diboride
• Mol file: 12007-23-7.mol

Synonyms:Hafnium diboride;12007-23-7;Hafnium boride (HfB2);CID 6336857;DTXSID10893925;EINECS 234-500-7

Chemical Property of Hafnium diboride

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: Liquid or Solid
• Melting Point: 3250 °C
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 10.5 g/cm³
• LogP: -1.83240
• Water Solubility.: Insoluble in water.
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 201.96517
• Heavy Atom Count: 3
• Complexity: 0

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

HafniumBoride ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): Xi
• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Statements: 36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 26

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: Metals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds
• Canonical SMILES: [B].[B].[Hf]
• Uses: Hafnium boride is used in wear resistant coatings. It is also employed as a nuclear reactor control rod. Furthermore, it is used in hypervelocity re-entry vehicles like ICBM heat shields or aerodynamic leading-edges. It is useful in the preparation of high temperature composites in conjunction with silicon carbide (SiC).