Vanadium carbide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

2810°C

Boiling point:

3900℃ [KIR83]

Density 

5.77 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

solubility 

insoluble in H2O

form 

powder

Specific Gravity

5.77

color 

Black

Resistivity

65.0–98.0 (ρ/μΩ.cm)

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

Crystal Structure

Cubic, NaCl Structure

Exposure limits

NIOSH: TWA 1 mg/m3; STEL 3 mg/m3; Ceiling 0.05 mg/m3

EPA Substance Registry System

Vanadium carbide (VC) (12070-10-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22

Safety Statements 

36

RIDADR 

UN3178

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

4.1

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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Vanadium carbide Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Crystal. Mohs hardness 2800 kg/sq mm, resistivity 150 μΩ?cm (room temperature).

Physical properties

Black crystals soluble in HNO₃with decomposition. Wear resistant film, cutting tools. Resistant to oxidation in air up to 300°C.

Uses

Alloys for cutting tools, steel additive.

Uses

Vanadium carbide (VC) and niobium carbide (NbC) are also extremely hard refractory materials. VC can be used as an additive to tungsten carbide (WC) to refine the carbide crystals and to improve the property of the cermet. TiC, ZrC, VC and NbC are commercially used in tool bits for cutting tools.

Uses

Vanadium carbide (VC) is used to alloy iron to produce high-speed, high-temperature cutting tools for cutting metals and other hard substances.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

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