Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Physical & Chemical properties

Particle size distribution (Granulometry)

Administrative data

Endpoint:
particle size distribution (granulometry)
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2007
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: In-house study performed according to OECD guidelines.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2007
Report date:
2007

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 110 (Particle Size Distribution / Fibre Length and Diameter Distributions)
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
no
Type of method:
determination of fibre length and diameter distributions
Type of distribution:
volumetric distribution

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Titanium diboride
EC Number:
234-961-4
EC Name:
Titanium diboride
Cas Number:
12045-63-5
Molecular formula:
B2Ti
IUPAC Name:
titanium diboride
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Remarks:
migrated information: powder
Details on test material:
Titanium diboride Batch No. 703M1, sponsored by ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG
Purity see section 1.4

Results and discussion

Particle sizeopen allclose all
Percentile:
D50
Mean:
1.8 µm
Remarks on result:
other: Migrated from fields under 'Mass median diameter' as D50 percentile. No source field for Standard deviation.
Percentile:
other: D6
Mean:
0.1 µm
St. dev.:
0.002
Percentile:
D50
Mean:
1.8 µm
St. dev.:
0.036
Percentile:
other: D97
Mean:
5 µm
St. dev.:
0.1

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The medium particle size of a typical technical grade titanium diboride powder is appr. 1.8 µm, the D97 is appr. 5 µm.