Erbium tetraboride

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Erbium tetraboride
Names
IUPAC name
Erbium tetraboride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 235-578-5
  • InChI=1S/4B.Er
    Key: ZJQHBIRDYKOZLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Er].[B].[B].[B].[B]
Properties
ErB4
Molar mass 210.503g/mol
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.[2]

It is hard and has a high melting point. Industrial applications of erbium boride include use in semiconductors, the blades of gas turbines, and the nozzles of rocket engines.[3]

References[edit]

  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