bor ate ▁pent ah yd rate . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁bor on ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁glass ▁and ▁cer am ics . ▁The ▁major ▁global ▁industrial - scale ▁use ▁of ▁bor on ▁comp ounds ▁( about ▁ 4 6 % ▁of ▁end - use ) ▁is ▁in ▁production ▁of ▁glass ▁fi ber ▁for ▁bor on - cont aining ▁ins ulating ▁and ▁struct ural ▁fi berg lass es , ▁especially ▁in ▁Asia . ▁Bor on ▁is ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁glass ▁as ▁bor ax ▁pent ah yd rate ▁or ▁bor on ▁ox ide , ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁strength ▁or ▁flux ing ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁glass ▁fib ers . ▁Another ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁global ▁bor on ▁production ▁is ▁for ▁bor os il icate ▁glass ▁as ▁used ▁in ▁high ▁strength ▁glass ware . ▁About ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁global ▁bor on ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁bor on ▁cer am ics , ▁including ▁super - hard ▁materials ▁discussed ▁below . ▁Agricult ure ▁cons umes ▁ 1 1 % ▁of ▁global ▁bor on ▁production , ▁and ▁ble aches ▁and ▁d eter g ents ▁about ▁ 6 %. ▁ ▁Element al ▁bor on ▁fi ber ▁Bor on ▁fib ers ▁( bor on ▁fil aments ) ▁are ▁high - str ength , ▁light weight ▁materials ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁chief ly ▁for ▁advanced ▁a eros pace ▁structures ▁as ▁a ▁component ▁of ▁composite ▁materials , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁limited ▁production ▁consumer ▁and ▁sport ing ▁goods ▁such ▁as ▁golf ▁clubs ▁and