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| IUPACName = aluminium diboride | IUPACName = aluminium diboride
| OtherNames = aluminium boride<br>aluminum diboride | OtherNames = aluminium boride
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
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| ChemSpiderID = 21171253 | ChemSpiderID = 21171253
| PubChem = 24884166
| InChI = 1/Al.B2/c;1-2/q-2;+2/rAlB2/c1-2-3-1 | InChI = 1/Al.B2/c;1-2/q-2;+2/rAlB2/c1-2-3-1
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| StdInChIKey = XGNZNBRDPPLKTC-UHFFFAOYSA-N | StdInChIKey = XGNZNBRDPPLKTC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| CASNo = 12041-50-8 | CASNo = 12041-50-8
| EINECS = 234-923-7 | EINECS = 234-923-7
| SMILES = B1=B1 | SMILES = B1=B1
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties |Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = AlB<sub>2</sub> | Formula = AlB<sub>2</sub>
| MolarMass = 48.604 g/mol | MolarMass = 48.604 g/mol<ref name=b92>{{RubberBible92nd|page=4.45}}</ref>
| Appearance = Copper-red solid | Appearance = Copper-red solid
| Density = 3.19 g/cm³ | Density = 3.19 g/cm<sup>3</sup><ref name=b92/>
| MeltingPt = >920 °C
| MeltingPtC = 1655
| MeltingPt_notes = (decomposes)<ref name=b92/>
| BoilingPt = | BoilingPt =
| Solubility = Insoluble in water | Solubility = insoluble
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| Section3 = {{Chembox Structure |Section3={{Chembox Structure
| Structure_ref =<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/ja01604a003|title=The Preparation of Aluminium Diboride, AlB21|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=78|issue=23|pages=5977–5978|year=1956|last1=Felten|first1=Edward J}}</ref>
| CrystalStruct = Hexagonal, ] | CrystalStruct = Hexagonal, ]
| SpaceGroup = P6/mmm, No. 191 | SpaceGroup = P6/mmm, No. 191
| LattConst_a = 0.3009 nm
| LattConst_b = 0.3009 nm
| LattConst_c = 0.3262 nm,
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| LattConst_beta = 90
| LattConst_gamma = 120
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| DeltaHf = -151 kJ/mol
| Entropy = 34.7 J/mol K
| HeatCapacity = 43.6 J/mol K
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| MainHazards = | MainHazards =
| FlashPt = | FlashPt =
| Autoignition = | AutoignitionPt =
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'''Aluminium diboride''' (AlB<sub>2</sub>) is a ] made from the metal ] and the non-metal ]. It is one of two compounds of aluminium and boron, the other being ] that are both commonly referred to as aluminium boride. '''Aluminium diboride''' (AlB<sub>2</sub>) is a ] made from the metal ] and the ] ]. It is one of two compounds of aluminium and boron, the other being ], which are both commonly referred to as aluminium boride.


Structurally the B atoms form ] like sheets with Al atoms between them, and this is very similar to the structure of ]. Single crystals of AlB<sub>2</sub> exhibit metallic conductivity along the axis parallel to the basal hexagonal plane.<ref> "On the electronic and structural properties of aluminum diboride Al<sub>0.9</sub>B<sub>2</sub>" Burkhardt, Ulrich; Gurin, Vladimir; Haarmann, Frank; Borrmann, Horst; Schnelle, Walter; Yaresko, Alexander; Grin, Yuri </ref> Structurally the B atoms form ]-like sheets with Al atoms between them, and this is very similar to the structure of ]. Single crystals of AlB<sub>2</sub> exhibit metallic conductivity along the axis parallel to the basal hexagonal plane.<ref>{{cite journal|title=On the electronic and structural properties of aluminium diboride Al<sub>0.9</sub>B<sub>2</sub>|journal=Journal of Solid State Chemistry |volume=177 |issue=2 |pages=389 |doi=10.1016/j.jssc.2002.12.001 |year=2004 |last1=Burkhardt |first1=U |last2=Gurin |first2=Vladimir |last3=Haarmann |first3=Frank |last4=Borrmann |first4=Horst |last5=Schnelle |first5=Walter |last6=Yaresko |first6=Alexander |last7=Grin |first7=Yuri |bibcode=2004JSSCh.177..389B }}</ref>


Aluminium boride is considered a hazardous substance as it reacts with ]s and ] gas to produce toxic gases. For example, it reacts with hydrochloric acid to release borane and aluminium chloride. Aluminium boride is considered a hazardous substance as it reacts with ]s and ] gas to produce toxic gases. For example, it reacts with hydrochloric acid to release ] and ].

The crystal structure of AlB<sub>2</sub> is often used as a prototype structure to describe ]. There are a large number of ]s that fall within the AlB<sub>2</sub> structural family.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Hoffmann | first1=R.-D. | last2=Pöttgen | first2=Rainer | title=AlB<sub>2</sub>-related intermetallic compounds – a comprehensive view based on group-subgroup relations | journal=Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials | publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH | volume=216 | issue=3 | date=2001-01-01 | pages=127–145 | issn=2196-7105 | doi=10.1524/zkri.216.3.127.20327 | bibcode=2001ZK....216..127H | s2cid=98251655 }}</ref>


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