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By Flora | 19 October 2023 | 0 Comments

High quality manganese diboride powder for new applications

About Manganese Diboride Powder:
Manganese diboride is an inorganic compound with the formula MnB2. This compound belongs to the class of borides and is a potential semiconductor material.
Manganese diboride has the structure of a hard metal boride, where the manganese atoms are located in an octahedron composed of boron atoms. This structure makes manganese diboride have high hardness and, at the same time, has good electrical insulation and corrosion resistance.
In terms of electronic structure and properties, manganese diboride has excellent electrical conductivity, and its charge carriers are mainly free boron and manganese ions. These carriers play a major role in semiconductors and give manganese diboride excellent electrical properties.
In addition, manganese diboride has some magnetic properties. It is ferromagnetic at room temperature, which means that it is magnetic and can attract ferromagnetic matter. Therefore, manganese diboride has a potential application prospect in the field of magnetism.
Manganese diboride also has good thermal stability. It does not decompose at room temperature and only begins to decompose at temperatures above 700 degrees Celsius. This stability makes it widely used in high-temperature environments.
In addition, manganese diboride also has good chemical stability, and it is insoluble in water, dilute acid, and dilute base; only in strong acid or strong base conditions will it dissolve. This stability makes it promising for a wide range of industrial applications, especially in the fields of electronics, metallurgy, and ceramics.

Technical Parameter of Manganese Diboride MnB2 Powder:
Product Name      MF       Purity    Particle Size Molecular weight Density Color
manganese diboride MnB2 99% 5-10um 76.56 2.57 g/cm3   gray

Chemical Composition of Manganese Diboride MnB2 Powder:
MnB2 B Mn P S Si Mg Fe
99% 17% balance 0.013% 0.08% 0.006% 0.001% 0.15%

Application of Manganese Diboride Powder:

Electronic semiconductor material: Manganese diboride is a potential semiconductor material with excellent electrical properties and thermal stability. Its charge carriers are mainly free boron and manganese ions, which play a major role in semiconductors and make manganese diboride have excellent electrical properties. Therefore, the application of manganese diboride in the field of electronics is mainly in the semiconductor material.

Magnetic materials: Manganese diboride is ferromagnetic at room temperature, which means that it is magnetic and can attract ferromagnetic materials. This makes manganese diboride have potential applications in the field of magnetism, such as in magnetic storage and magnetic sensors. Through the in-depth study of its magnetic properties, we can better understand its structure and physical properties and provide more possibilities for its application in magnetic materials.

Ceramic materials: manganese diboride is extremely hard and has high chemical stability, which makes it suitable for an array of opportunities in the field of ceramics. It can be used as an additive to improve the mechanical properties and high-temperature resistance of ceramic materials. It can also be used to manufacture high-performance ceramic products, such as ceramic tools and ceramic bearings.

Metallurgical field: manganese diboride has the advantages of high density, high hardness, good thermal conductivity, and corrosion resistance, which makes it have many application possibilities in the field of metallurgy. It can be used as an additive to improve the mechanical properties and high-temperature resistance of metal materials. It can also be used to manufacture high-performance metal products, such as high-strength and high-hardness metal parts.

In addition, because of its high hardness and good chemical stability, manganese diboride can also be used in electronic packaging materials, wear-resistant coatings, polymer composites, and other fields.


How Manganese Diboride Powder is Produced?
Carbothermic reduction: Carbothermic reduction is a common method for preparing borides. In this method, the oxides of manganese and boron react with carbon-reducing agents at high temperatures to form manganese borides. The specific reaction process is as follows: B2O3 and MnO2 are mixed in a certain proportion, adding an appropriate amount of charcoal or pulverized coal as a reducing agent, and the mixture is roasted at high temperatures after grinding. During roasting, the elements B and Mn are transformed from their corresponding oxides to their corresponding borides. The advantage of this method is that the cost is low and it can be produced on a large scale, but the disadvantage is that it is difficult to get a high-purity product.

Thermometal reduction method: The thermometal reduction method is a preparation method of reducing the corresponding oxide to the corresponding boride by metal reducing agent. In this method, metal-reducing agents such as magnesium and aluminum are used to reduce manganese oxide and boron trioxide to manganese diboride at high temperatures. The specific reaction process is: a certain proportion of manganese oxide and boron trioxide are mixed, adding an appropriate amount of magnesium metal or aluminum powder as a reducing agent. The mixture is roasted at a high temperature after grinding. During roasting, the elements B and Mn are transformed from their corresponding oxides to their corresponding borides. The advantage of this method is that high-purity products can be prepared, but the disadvantage is that the cost is high, and it is not suitable for mass production.

Electrolysis: Electrolysis is a preparation method of reducing the corresponding oxide to the corresponding boride by electrolytic reaction. In this method, a molten salt mixed with the corresponding oxide is electrolyzed on an electrode plate. The specific reaction process is as follows: a certain proportion of manganese oxide and boron trioxide are mixed, adding an appropriate amount of electrolytes such as magnesium chloride or sodium sulfate, heating the mixture to a molten state, and electing on the electrode plate for electrolysis. After electrification, the elements B and Mn are reduced from their corresponding oxides to the corresponding borides and deposited on the electrode plate. The advantage of this method is that high-purity and high-performance products can be prepared, but the disadvantage is that the cost is high and it is not suitable for mass production.

Ion exchange method: It is a preparation method that converts the corresponding oxide into the corresponding boride through an ion exchange reaction. In this method, a solution containing the corresponding ion is mixed with a solution containing another ion, and an ion exchange reaction is performed. The specific reaction process is as follows: the solution containing B(III) ions is mixed with the solution containing Mn(IV) ions, and the ion exchange reaction is carried out, and the B(III) ions are exchanged with Mn(IV) ions to form manganese diboride precipitation. The advantage of this method is that it can prepare products with high purity and high dispersion, but the disadvantage is that it needs to use a large amount of water treatment process and high cost.


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