Tungsten carbide
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| IUPAC name
Tungsten carbide | |
| Other names
Tungsten(IV) carbide Tungsten tetracarbide | |
| Identifiers | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.918 |
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 3178 |
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| Properties | |
| WC | |
| Molar mass | 195.85 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Grey-black lustrous solid |
| Density | 15.6 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 2,785–2,830 °C (5,045–5,126 °F; 3,058–3,103 K) |
| Boiling point | 6,000 °C (10,830 °F; 6,270 K) at 760 mmHg |
| Insoluble | |
| Solubility | Soluble in HNO 3, HF |
| 1·10−5 cm3/mol | |
| Thermal conductivity | 110 W/(m·K) |
| Structure | |
| Hexagonal, hP2 | |
| P6m2, No. 187 | |
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a = 2.906 Å, c = 2.837 Å α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120° | |
| Trigonal prismatic (center at C) | |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
39.8 J/(mol·K) |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
32.1 J/mol·K |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Tungsten boride Tungsten nitride |
Other cations |
Molybdenum carbide Titanium carbide Silicon carbide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tungsten carbide (chemical formula: WC) is a chemical compound (specifically, a carbide) containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. In its most basic form, tungsten carbide is a fine gray powder, but it can be pressed and formed into shapes through sintering for use in industrial machinery, cutting tools, chisels, abrasives, armor-piercing shells and jewelry.
Tungsten carbide is approximately twice as stiff as steel, with a Young's modulus of approximately 530–700 GPa, and is twice as dense as steel. It is comparable with corundum (α-Al
2O
3) in hardness and can be polished and finished only with abrasives of superior hardness such as cubic boron nitride and diamond powder, wheels and compounds.
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