VANADIUM SILICIDE Property

Melting point:

1677 °C

Density 

4.420

solubility 

soluble in HF

form 

metallic prisms

color 

metallic prisms

Resistivity

9.5 (ρ/μΩ.cm)

Water Solubility 

soluble HF [KIR83]

Crystal Structure

Hexagonal

EPA Substance Registry System

Vanadium silicide (VSi2) (12039-87-1)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P304+P340IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and Keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P405Store locked up.

VANADIUM SILICIDE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

metallic prisms; -325 mesh; as a 99.5% pure material, used as a sputtering target in the fabrication of integrated circuits and as an electrochemical cathode [ALD94] [KIR83] [ALF93] [CER91]