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Two Borides with the Cementite Structure

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AN investigation by X-ray powder methods of the nickel–boron and the cobalt–boron systems has revealed the existence of two isomorphous borides, Ni3B and Co3B. A nickel boride with a boron content about 25 atom per cent has previously been reported by Andersson and Kiessling1, but no reports on Co3B seem to have been published.

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  1. Andersson, L.-H., and Kiessling, R., Acta Chem. Scand., 4, 160 (1950).

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RUNDQVIST, S. Two Borides with the Cementite Structure. Nature 181, 259–260 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181259a0

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