Ba2 Mg1 B6 O12

ceramic

· Ba2 Mg1 B6 O12

Ba₂Mg₁B₆O₁₂ is an inorganic ceramic compound belonging to the borate family, combining barium, magnesium, and boron oxides in a crystalline structure. This material is primarily of research and developmental interest for optical and thermal applications due to borates' transparent and refractory characteristics; it is not yet established in high-volume industrial production. Engineers would consider borate ceramics like this for specialized roles in UV-transparent windows, thermal insulators, or advanced composites where the specific combination of barium and magnesium cations offers tailored thermal expansion or optical properties unavailable in more conventional borosilicate glasses or alumina ceramics.

optical windows (research)thermal management (experimental)refractory coatingsborate glass precursorcomposite reinforcement (developmental)high-temperature insulators

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	5.717	eV	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.848	eV/atom	—

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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Ba2 Mg1 B6 O12

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental