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title: "Boron carbide (12069-32-8): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# 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

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 7506** / Boron carbide by XRD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7506.pdf) | Active (pump) | Cyclone with 5µm PVC filter | XRD | [225-01-02](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-01-02) / [225-803](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-803) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |

Methods and limits as published by their agencies and summarised by SKC; check the current method and the limit that applies to you before sampling.

Source: [SKC Ltd (UK), Hazard Search, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/hazard-search.html); [SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://international.skcinc.com/sampling-guides/)