Compounds of boron feature in washing powders and cleaning products (" borax" ), antiseptics and water softeners, and also as additives in fibreglass, but such roles are humdrum.

硼化合物衣粉和清洁产品(“硼砂”)、防腐剂和水软化剂中，也可作添加剂的玻璃纤维，但这些作是单调的。

He improved on what came before by making his gun's central mechanism, or receiver, out of aluminium rather than heavy steel and its stock out of fibreglass.

前的技术进行了改进，铝而不是重钢制造了枪的中央机构或机匣，并玻璃纤维制造了枪托。