Molybdenum carbide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

2687°C

Density 

9,18 g/cm³

form 

Powder

Specific Gravity

9.18

color 

White

Resistivity

71.0 (ρ/μΩ.cm)

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

Crystal Structure

Hexagonal

Exposure limits

ACGIH: TWA 10 mg/m3; TWA 3 mg/m3
NIOSH: IDLH 5000 mg/m3

Hardness, Rockwell A

89

Modulus of Elasticity

227 - 553 GPa

Vickers Microhardness

1950

EPA Substance Registry System

Molybdenum carbide (Mo2C) (12069-89-5)

Safety Information

RIDADR 

UN3077

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

9

MSDS

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Molybdenum carbide Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

gray powder(s); ortho-rhomb, a=0.4733 nm, b=0.60344 nm, c=0.52056 nm; in 99.5% purity, used as a sputtering target to produce wear-resistant films and semiconducting films; there is also material with formula MoC, 12011-97-1 [CIC73] [STR93] [CER91]

Physical properties

Gray powder. Wear-resistant film. Oxidized in air at 700–800°C. Corroded in molten metals Al, Mg, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Nb. Corrosion resistant in molten Cd, Sn, and Ta

Uses

Molybdenum carbide is used in the production of solid molybdenum carbide grades of hard metal in the manufacture of mixed crystal.?It used as coating material.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

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