If you are concerned with: Reactor development... Atomic energy projects... Nuclear problems...
This new data book will help you In nuclear science and engineering the importance of the neutron absorption reaction of the boron isotope B 1 0 is well recognized. Now, for the first time, available data on the development of numerous stable, boron-rich materials have been compiled and coordinated by Norton in one convenient reference book. T h i s book is the "Handbook on Boron Carbide and Elemental Boron " — a compact source of technical information on materials made by Norton for use in the atomic energy field. A partial list of the table of contents includes: Boron for neutron absorption . . . Technical grade boron . . . Properties oj boron . . . Commercial grades of boron carbide . . . Radiation damage to boron carbide . . . Bonded boron carbide (carbon, silicate, plastic, metal)... Boron nitride... Metal borides. T h e s e and many other subjects are fully described and illustrated with tables, charts and photographs.
This new free Norton "Handbook on Boron Carbide and Elemental Boron", is a valuable reference, containing both fundamental data and practical information. Printed in colors with many charts and tables it will serve as a useful and permanent addition to the reference files of those concerned with atomic energy and related fields. a result, Norton now produces these materials to highest purity standards, at prices ranging between one-half and one-tenth of former pricing.
A Quarter-Century of Experience Work in Norton laboratories on boron compounds began some 25 years ago. T h i s included the development of NORBIDE* boron carbide, the hardest material yet produced commercially. Norton facilities for producing NORBIDE wearresistant articles and abrasive have been expanded to supply boron carbide in numerous forms for atomic energy a p plications. Recent Norton development has been aimed at improving the quality, increasing the production and reducing the costs of various boron-rich products. As
Other Norton Electric Furnace Products of special interest to nuclear engineers include ALUNDUM* fused alumina, CRYSTOLON* silicon carbide, MAGNORITE* magnesium oxide, FUSED ZIRCON1A and various refractory carbides, oxides and nitrides. Besides being the basic ingredients of the famous Norton Refractory I$'s — refractories engineered and prescribed for the widest range of conventional applications — these high-melting materials are finding many new and valuable uses in atomic energy projects.
T h e y are all described in the new Norton handbook. For your free copy, write to NORTON COMPANY, Refractories
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