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| Names | |
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| Other names
Vanadium Carbon
Vanadium(IV) carbide | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.917 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| VC | |
| Molar mass | 62.953 g/mol |
| Appearance | refractory black cubic crystals |
| Density | 5.77 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 2,810 °C (5,090 °F; 3,080 K) |
| insoluble | |
| Structure | |
| cubic, cF8 | |
| Fm3m, No. 225 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Vanadium carbide is the inorganic compound with the formula VC. It is an extremely hard and refractory ceramic material. With a hardness of 9-9.5 Mohs, it is possibly the hardest metal-carbide known.[2] It is of interest because it is prevalent in vanadium metal and alloys.[3]
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