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Isotope ¹⁰B With Natural Abundance Of 19.78% Cas No.14798-12-0
The thermal neutron capture cross-section of ¹⁰B reaches 3837 barns, far superior to alternative neutron absorbers. Hardly any secondary radiation is produced during thermal neutron capture, delivering exceptional safety. BoronHub’s ¹⁰B products are high-purity crystalline materials with customizable purity, enrichment and particle size. Packaged in inert gas-sealed PTFE bottles, they maintain stable quality throughout transportation and storage. Backed by a robust, stable supply chain, we supply volumes ranging from lab-scale small batches to full industrial mass production with consistent batch quality, meeting stringent requirements for high-abundance ¹⁰B in nuclear power, aerospace radiation shielding and medical treatment fields.
Isotope¹ºB Enterprise Specification
| Symbole | B content (%)≥) | Abundance(%) | Particle size (μm) | Particle size (μm) |
| BH10BI3N | 99.9 | 95,92,90,78 | ≥60 | We can customize products with different abundance and particle size according to user requirements |
Package:Packed in polytetrafluoroethylene bottle, filled with inert gas protection, 50g/bottle;
What are the Professional Uses and Application Fields of Boron-10 (¹⁰B)?
Boron-10 has a natural abundance of approximately 19.78%. It features an ultra high thermal neutron absorption cross-section, high neutron capture efficiency, no long-lived radioactive byproducts after capture reaction, low activation, safety and environmental friendliness. As an excellent raw material for neutron absorption and nuclear shielding, it is an indispensable key material for the nuclear industry and many high-end fields. Its specific application areas are as follows:
1. Nuclear Industry Radiation Shielding
As a high-performance special material for neutron shielding, it has strong absorption and retardation capabilities for thermal neutrons and slow neutrons. It is widely used in nuclear power plants, nuclear waste repositories, nuclear laboratories, walls and protective structures of nuclear facilities to manufacture neutron shielding plates, shielding concrete, shielding coatings and protective components, effectively blocking neutron radiation and reducing the risk of radiation leakage.
2. Core Equipment of Nuclear Power Reactors
It is a key raw material for reactor control rods, safety shutdown components and emergency control parts. By virtue of the strong neutron capture property of boron-10, it precisely regulates neutron flux and reaction rate of the reactor, realizing reactor start-stop, power adjustment and accident safety control. It is an essential core raw and auxiliary material for nuclear power equipment.
3. Nuclear Detection and Measuring Instruments
It is used to manufacture core sensitive elements of neutron detectors, neutron counters and radiation monitoring sensors. Based on the neutron capture nuclear reaction mechanism of boron-10, it realizes accurate capture, detection and measurement of neutron signals, and is widely used in nuclear environment monitoring, scientific research neutron detection and radiation security equipment.
4. Military Nuclear Protection and Special Equipment
It is applied to military nuclear radiation protection devices, naval nuclear protection structures and supporting protective parts for special nuclear military industry. It combines neutron shielding, lightweight and low activation, meeting the radiation protection and safety redundancy requirements of high end military equipment.
5. Medical Radiation and Nuclear Medicine
It can be used in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), a tumor medical technology. Boron-10 targets and enriches in tumor cells and captures neutrons to produce local precise killing effects, realizing accurate tumor treatment. It is also used in neutron shielding protection projects of medical nuclear radiation rooms.
6. Scientific Research and High-Energy Physics
It is used for neutron collimation, beam shielding and experimental cavity neutron protection in synchrotron radiation laboratories, high-energy physics devices and nuclear physics experiment platforms, providing stable and reliable neutron shielding and environmental control support for precise nuclear physics research.
7. Industrial Non-Destructive Testing and Radiation Security
In industrial ray flaw detection, port radiation security inspection and large-scale industrial non-destructive testing equipment, it is used as neutron radiation shielding lining and protective parts to shield stray neutron radiation and ensure equipment operation and personnel safety.
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