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Boron carbide

CAS number
12069-32-8
Also known as
Carbon tetraboride · Tetraboron carbide

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 7506
Boron carbide by XRD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Cyclone with 5µm PVC filter XRD 225-01-02
225-803
225-1

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