In the defense industry, the research of boron carbide material plays an important role in improving the preparation level of high-performance armor in China's defense industry.

In the nuclear industry, boron carbide is commonly used as a neutron shielding and control material for reactors.

In the chemical industry, boron carbide has high hardness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance and other excellent characteristics, can be used as boron carbide nozzle, wear plate and so on.