ɪn hɪz bˈʊk ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk fˈɜːnɪs, hˈɛnɹi mˈɔɪsən dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɐn ˈɜːli sˈɪnθəsˌɪs ʌv stɹˈɔntiəm bˈoːɹaɪd baɪ mˈɪksɪŋ stɹˈɔntiəm bˈoːɹeɪt, ɐlˈuːmɪnəm, ænd kˈɑːɹbən ɪn ɐn ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk fˈɜːnɪs.
In his book The Electric Furnace, Henri Moissan describes an early synthesis of strontium boride by mixing strontium borate, aluminum, and carbon in an electric furnace.