Boron Nitride Solutions | LSP Industrial Ceramics, Inc.

What is Boron Nitride

At LSP Ceramics, we create industrial ceramic products with many high quality ceramic materials. One of them is boron nitride. Typically, we use a type called hexagonal boron nitride. Hexagonal Boron Nitride is a heat and chemically resistant compound of Boron and Nitrogen. Along with graphitic boron nitride, it is the most stable crystalline form of boron nitride. Because it has a similar structure to graphite, and because it is white in color, you may also hear it called “white graphite.”

Industries Using Boron Nitride

Some industries that typically benefit from hexagonal boron nitride ceramics include:

Aerospace
Metalforming
Electronics
Heating and Cooling
Glass Fabrication

Military and Defense
Thermal Processing
Power Generation and Electricity
Mineral Processing

Properties of Boron Nitride

Boron nitride chemically inert, and possessed of low thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion, and microwave transparency. It is also easily machined. In addition, it is non-wetting by glass, salts, and most molten metals. This means that it cannot be wetted by any of these substances, and it is that much more resistant to chemical attacks.

Boron Nitride has unsurpassed thermal stability and is stable at temperatures up to 1000˚C in air, 1400˚ in vacuum, and 2800˚ C in an inert atmosphere. It is also self-lubricating, so it does not require the use of gas or water molecules trapped between its layers. Because of this, boron nitride ceramic parts can be used in a vacuum, which is essential for aerospace applications.

Heat-resistant
Thermally stable (up to 1000˚C in air, 1400˚ in vacuum, and 2800˚ C in an inert atmosphere)
Chemical resistant
Chemically inert and stable
Low thermal conductivity
Low thermal expansion

Low dielectric constant
Non-wetting (glass, salts, some metals)
Self-lubricating
Easily machined
Electrically insulating

Applications of Boron Nitride

Some of the most common boron nitride applications we complete include:

Furnace fixture supports and components
Melting crucibles for glass and metals
Plasma and welding tip insulators
High temp thermal complete systems
Molten metal carrier pipes
Nuclear reactor shields and linings
Semiconductor wafers
Ceramic bushings
Heat radiation shielding
Ceramic washers

Transistor heat sinks
Sputtering targets
Microwave tubes
Ceramic coating and paints
Pump nozzles
Nanotechnology
Refractory molds for glass forming and titanium forming
Ceramic electrical insulators
Boats
Thermocouple protection sheaths

For information on standard boron nitride properties, check out the chart below.

Item	Data
BN Content	99.50%
Density	2.00g/cm³
Compressive Strength	72kg/cm²
Bending Strength	55kg/cm²
Volume Resistivity	>10¹⁴Ω*cm
Dielectric Constant	4.0 (108hz)
Breakdown Voltage	35Kv/mm
Specific Conductance	27W/m.k.
Porosity	0.3%

This is an exciting time for advanced ceramics. The industry is growing exponentially and we’ve only scratched the surface of what is possible with them. Here at LSP Industrial Ceramics, we’re equipped state-of-art machinery, so that we can dig deep into the possibilities. With this machinery in the hands of our forward-thinking staff, we’re ready to explore where advanced ceramics can take your application. When you approach us with your custom ceramic machining requests, our experienced team will work with you closely to learn all about your application, so that we can determine what material and design solutions are right for you. Let us assist you in developing, manufacturing, and applying advanced technical ceramic materials. To get started, contact us today. We look forward to working with you!

ABOUT US
We are LSP Industrial Ceramics, a technical and industrial ceramic products manufacturer and distributor. We make our home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For over 30 years, we’ve been supplying customers from a wide range of industries with a great variety of ceramic solutions, such as: ceramic eyelets, ceramic bushings, ceramic washers and ceramic insulators. In addition to boron nitride solutions, we offer silicon nitride, alumina ceramics, steatite ceramics and zirconia ceramics. We specialize in technical and industrial ceramic products for high-stakes markets like: automotive manufacturing, chemical research and development, defense technologies, electronics, equipment and machine construction and medical and lab.