NIOBIUM SILICIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

1940 °C

Density 

5.7

form 

Powder

color 

gray hexagonal, hexane crystals, crystalline

Resistivity

50.4 (ρ/μΩ.cm)

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

Crystal Structure

Hexagonal

EPA Substance Registry System

Niobium silicide (NbSi2) (12034-80-9)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

MSDS

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NIOBIUM SILICIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Crystalline solid.

Uses

Niobium silicide (NbSi2) is used as a lining for high-temperature refractory furnaces.

Uses

Refractory material

Uses

Niobium silicide is used as an organic chemical synthesis intermediate.

Preparation

niobium suicide (NbSi2), which can be formed by reacting niobium metal deposited on poly-Si and by using APCVD from the NbCl5—SiH4—H2 system.

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