Borium is a generic name for tungsten carbide crystals embedded in a carrier material, usually used to provide traction for horses. Tungsten carbide, WC or W2C, is a chemical compound containing tungsten and carbon similar to titanium carbide. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...
Borium usually comes in the form of steel or brass tubing with a matrix of tungsten carbide crystals in it, coatings, and on the head of nails for use in and on horseshoes. // Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. ... Modern horseshoes are most commonly made of iron and nailed onto the hoof. ...
Borium is a generic name for tungsten carbide crystals embedded in a carrier material, usually used to provide traction for horses.
Borium usually comes in the form of steel or brass tubing with a matrix of tungsten carbide crystals in it, coatings, and on the head of nails for use in and on horseshoes.
Borium should not be confounded with the element boron, which is called borium in a number of languages.
When borium is used, it should be applied to the horseshoe as small "in-line" caulks in the heel, not large projections.
In the toe area, the borium is melted across the entire toe of the shoe such that the tungsten particles are exposed, again avoiding large projections on the shoe.
There are also ice nails available that have a borium bubble on the nail head that grips the ground well.
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