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APPLICATION OF BORON

Boron has been used as a stiff, lightweight fiber in aerospace applications much like carbon and graphite fibers. Composites of boron fibers in an aluminum matrix have been tested at NASA Lewis Research Center as fan blades for jet engines.

There are other applications in sports such as bicycling that have started using the boron fibers as well. Elemental boron also finds use in the nuclear industry. However, most commercial usage of boron is in boron compounds. 

Boron is also able to capture neutrons, thus making it very interesting in terms of radiation shielding in medical applications or in the nuclear power industry.

 
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