Boron carbide ceramics o se ituaiga fou o mea sima e leai ni oxide ma se maualuga liusuavai, maualuga maaa, lapo'a pu'eina neutron, maualalo le mamafa, lelei inertness kemikolo, tulaga lelei vevela ma eletise, ma isi. Boron carbide, ua lauiloa foi o le taimane uliuli, o le mea lona tolu sili ona faigata pe a uma le adamantite ma le kupita boron nitride. E le gata i le faʻaaogaina i le tele o mea e pei o se abrasive, boron carbide o loʻo faʻaaogaina foʻi i le gaosiga o vaega eseese e faʻafefete, elemene thermocouple, semiconductors maualuga-vevela, masini faaliliu thermoelectric i luga o vaalele vaalele, ofutau e puipuia pulu, u'amea fa'atonutonu fa'a fa'a'a'a ma mea fa'apipi'i.E ui lava ina taugata, boron carbide ceramics o loʻo avea pea ma filifiliga sili mo faiga ofutau lea e faʻamuamua ai le faʻaitiitia o le mamafa, tu'uina atu lona fa'atinoga sili atu ma le mea moni o lo'o i ai le tulaga maualuga o le puipuiga o 13-14.
Boron carbide ceramics i le puipuiga ballistic
O le tulaga faʻatekonolosi o mea e puipuia ai le polo ose faʻaaliga taua foi o le malosi o le militeri a se atunuu. O le boron carbide ua fa'aaogaina lautele i ofutino e fa'asao pulu, ofutau e puipuia pulu, helikopa faaauupegaina, fa'apea fo'i ma ta'avale fa'apitoa a leoleo ma tagata lautele. Fa'atusatusa i isi mea fa'apolopolo e pei o pepa u'amea ballistic, maualuga-faatinoga fiber tu'ufa'atasi mea ballistic ma tu'ufa'atasi mea ballistic, boron carbide ceramics ua avea ma mea sili ona lelei mo mea ballistic ona o lo latou maualuga liusuavai, maualuga maaa ma maualalo le density.
1.1 ofutau pulufana
Ballistic ceramics na muamua faʻaaogaina i Saina i le fanua o le ofutau polo. I le taimi nei, alumini oxide, boron carbide, carbide silikoni, alumini nitride, titanium boride ma silicon nitride o mea autu ia e faʻaaogaina mo le puipuiga o le ofutau i le fale ma fafo. E tolu ituaiga autu o sima vaega tasi e faʻaaogaina mo le puipuiga o ofutau: alumina, boron carbide ma silicon carbide. E masani ona faʻaaogaina mea faʻapipiʻi i pulufana faʻamaonia taʻavale ma e masani ona maua i foliga o le ofutau tuʻufaʻatasia.. O mea tau sima e masani ona faʻaaogaina i vaega o le ofutau e pei o isi taualuga, fo'i, laulau fa'asuavai, nofoa fa'amau, tioata pulufana, fa'avaa pivot ma le tino pito i lalo o tane ta'avale, faʻapea foʻi ma le gaosiga o ipu ipu, itu laulau, faitotoa o taavale ma nofoa avetaavale. I tane taua tele, le Siamani Leopard-II, British Challenger faasologa, Amerika Abrams (Ml), EE-T1 Osorio, Isaraelu Merkava, O le Soviet T-72 ma isi tane taua o loʻo faʻapipiʻiina nei i le carbide ceramic composite armor i luga o latou luga., lalo ma itu uma. I tausaga talu ai nei, ua amata ona fa'avasegaina mea tau polofiti, fa'afefiloi ma fa'amama atili.
1.2 Helikopa faaauupegaina
Boron carbide ceramics e sili ona talafeagai mo le faʻaaogaina i fana helikopa ma isi vaalele, ma e mafai ona fa'aoga e puipuia ai mai le fa'apa'iaina i le eleele e ala i le fa'aleleia o mamanu fa'aleaganu'u. Faataitaiga, boron carbide ma le Kevlar composite armor ua faʻaaogaina lautele i nofoa o le auvaa o American Blackhawk helicopters; i le 1960s, sa fa'apipi'i sima boron carbide i le fola o le vaalele, itu puipui puipui ma le nofoa pailate o fana helikopa. E faʻaleleia atili ai le malosi o le pailate e puipuia ai o ia.
1.3 Ta'avale fa'apitoa a leoleo ma tagata lautele
O le Boron carbide o se mea sili ona lelei mo le taofia o mea e maualalo le malosi ma e faʻaaogaina lautele i taavale faʻapitoa mo leoleo ma tagata lautele.. O taavale faʻapitoa e le gata e manaʻomia ai le puipuiga atoa, ae manaʻomia foʻi e le faʻalavelave le vaʻaiga a le tagata faʻatautaia. Boron carbide ceramics o loʻo suitulaga ipu uʻamea masani masani i le fola, faitotoa, pusa meafaigaluega, nofoa ma isi vaega taua o taavale faʻapitoa, faia i latou o se mea fou e faʻamaonia ai pulufana mo le liua o leoleo ma taavale faʻapitoa a tagata lautele. Ta'avale fa'atau pisinisi e pei o le Fu'a Mumu, Ford ma Toyota; ta'avale fa'apitoa e pei o ta'avale la'u tupe, taavale faafeao, O taʻavale VIP ma taʻavale faʻalavelave na faia uma taumafaiga manuia e faʻaogaina le boron carbide ceramic armor.
1.4 Ofu pulufana
O le boron carbide muamua mo le puipuiga o le tagata lava ia, le Interceptor, na fausia i le amataga o le 1960s mo le US Marine Corps ma le Army. E 2012, 68,000 O ofu fa'alavelave na tu'uina i le tautua. Ua gaosia foi e le US ma Isaraelu ni ofutino ma sima boron carbide chips o loʻo faʻapipiʻiina i le ie Kevlar.. O le falesuesue a le US Army na gaosia pulou B4C ballistic e faʻaogaina ai le vevela isostatic sintering process. I Saina, ua galue malosi le alamanuia faamiliteli e faaleleia ma maua boron carbide sima ofutau tino e maualuga le faatinoga, mama mama ma fai si fa'alelei.