3M™ 10B Enriched Zirconium Diboride is produced by Ceradyne, Inc., a 3M company, for use as a neutron absorber and burnable poison for the nuclear industry. 3M 10B enriched zirconium diboride powder is available as a standard product defined by the specifications below or as a specially designed hot-pressed product to meet specific customer needs. Zirconium diboride combines an efficient neutron absorber with zirconium, a neutron-transparent metal used for many internal reactor components. This combination eliminates the addition of new elements to the reactor environment and helps to reduce the number of daughter products created.Information provided by 3M™ |