Boron Trichloride
Boron Trichloride is a colorless, corrosive gas. It is shipped as a liquefied gas.
Boron Trichloride
Formula: BCI₃
Boron Trichloride (BCI₃) is a liquified gas that decomposes in water to hydrogen chloride and boric acid. It is the main gas composition in High-K and metal anisotropic plasma etch, atomic layer etch, and pulsed plasm etch. BCI₃ is also mainly used for fine etching of aluminum circuits in the manufacturing process of LCD panels.
Gaseous ammonia was first isolated by Joseph Priestley in 1774 and was termed by him “alkaline air”. Eleven years later, in 1785, Claude Louis Berthollet ascertained its composition. Boron trichloride is a starting material for the production of elemental boron. It is also used in the refining of aluminium, magnesium, zinc, and copper alloys to remove nitrides, carbides, and oxides from molten metal.
It has been used as a soldering flux for alloys of aluminium, iron, zinc, tungsten, and monel. Aluminum castings can be improved by treating the melt with boron trichloride vapors. In the manufacture of electrical resistors, a uniform and lasting adhesive carbon film can be put over a ceramic base using BCI3. It has been used in the field of high energy fuels and rocket propellants as a source of boron to raise BTU value.
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Specifications
Further Specifications
Cylinder Sizes
- Applied as dopant in ion implantation
- Used as flux for soldering magnesium
| Grade 4.5 | Grade 5 | Grade 5.5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purity | 99.995% | 99.999% | 99.9995% |
| Oxygen | < 9 ppmv | < 1 ppmv | < 0.5 ppmv |
| Nitrogen | < 30 ppmv | < 4 ppmv | < 0.5 ppmv |
| Carbon Dioxide | < 5 ppmv | < 2 ppmv | < 0.5 ppmv |
| Carbon Monoxide | < 3 ppmv | < 0.5 ppmv | < 0.3 ppmv |
| Methane | < 1 ppmv | < 0.5 ppmv | < 0.5 ppmv |
| Chlorine | <1 ppmv | < 1 ppmv | < 0.1 ppmv |
| Phosgene | < 0.1 ppmv | ||
| Hydrogen Chloride | < 1 ppmv | ||
| Silicon Tetrachloride | < 2 ppmv |
| Chemical & Physical Properties | |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 117.17 |
| Sp. Volume | 3.3 cu.ft/lb |
| Pressure @ 70°F | 4.4 psig |
| Valve Outlet | CGA 660 DISS 634 |
| Shipping Information | |
|---|---|
| DOT Name | Boron Trichloride |
| Hazard Class | 2.3 |
| DOT No. | UN 1741 |
| DOT Label | Poison Gas/Inhalation Hazard, Corrosive Gas |
| CAS No. | 10294-34-5 |
| Cylinder Size | Fill Weight (lb) |
|---|---|
| 44L/Size 200 | 110 |
| 2L/Size 10 | 5 |
**Moisture level guaranteed only when Electronic Fluorocarbons prepares the cylinders.
All concentrations are on a mol/mol basis unless otherwise stated.
Product sold on the basis of total impurities. Individual impurities may vary slightly.
*This gas not available for purchase online.
