Boric Acid
Formula: H3BO3 or B2O3.3H2O
| DENS - Density (Specific Gravity) |
1.50 |
| DTMP - Decomposition Temperature |
185C |
| MLPT - Melting Point (MP) |
577C |
Boric acid is a crystalline water soluble boron mineral. It is white in appearance and can be used as granules or as a powder. Both forms are stable under normal conditions, free-flowing, and easily handled by means of air or mechanical conveying. In solution, they are mildly acidic.
Boric Acids are used as the B2O3 source in the formulation frit. Fast fire frits for tiles find this material especially useful (compared to the deca and pentahydrate forms) because of their requirement for low sodium levels.
It is currently produced at Bandirma Boric Acid plant in Turkey and at Rio Tinto Borax. Depending on the particle size, the product is classified as "Granular" and "Powder".
Out Bound Links
- (URLs)
Boric Acid Data Sheet
http://www.etimineusa.com/boric_acid.htm - (URLs)
Optibor Data Sheet
http://www.borax.com/pdfs/dist/Profile_Optibor_Bor... - (Typecodes)
1: GNM - Generic Material
- (Typecodes)
1: FLS - Flux Source
- (Minerals - Parent mineral)
Boracite
Hardness: 7 Density: 2.9-3 Soluble in HCl Wa... - (MDT - Member)
Glass Industry
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Enamel Industry
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Crystal Glazes
These materials are specially defined for makers o... - (MDT - Member)
UK
We are working on this database and would apprecia... - (Minerals - Parent mineral)
Borate Minerals
The major borate minerals are Colemanite and Ulexi... - (MDT - Member)
North America
The decision about what materials to include in th... - (MDT - Member)
New Zealand
We are working on this database and would apprecia... - (MDT - Member)
Latin and South America
Latin America and South America. We are working on... - (MDT - Member)
Europe
Countries of Eastern Europe and former Soviet Unio... - (MDT - Member)
Australia
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Asia
All of Asia including Turkey, Russia, Indosnesia, ... - (MDT - Member)
Africa
All of continental Africa. We are working on this ...
In Bound Links
- (Materials - Related)
Anhydrous Borax - Na2B4O7 - Fused Borax, Sodium Tetraborate
Calcined Borax, Dehydrated Borax, Pyrobor
- (Materials - Related)
Borax Pentahydrate - Na2B4O7.5H2O - Etibor-48
Borax 5 Mol, Sodium Tetraborate, Borax 5-hydrate
- (Materials - Related)
Borax Decahydrate - Na2B4O7.10H2O
Sodium TetraBorate Decahydrate, Borax 10-hydrate, 10 Mol Borax, Neobor
- (Materials - Related)
Boric Oxide - B2O3
Anhydrous Boric Acid, B2O3
- (Materials - Related)
Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate - Na2B8O13.4H2O
Na2B8O13.4H2O, Polybor
- (Oxides - Material source)
B2O3 - Boric Oxide
- (Glossary - Unspecified)
Water Solubility
A host of water soluble materials are available to...
XML for Import into INSIGHT
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="Boric Acid" descrip="" searchkey="Boracic acid, Orthoboric Acid, Hydrous Boric Oxide" loi="0.00" casnumber="11113-50-1">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="B2O3" name="Boric Oxide" status="U" percent="56.310" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
<volatiles>
<volatile symbol="H2O" name="Water" percent="43.600" tolerance=""/>
</volatiles>
</material> | 
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