Vanadium carbide

Vanadium carbide[1]
Other names	Vanadium Carbon
Identifiers
CAS number	12070-10-9 Y
PubChem	159387
Properties
Molecular formula	VC
Molar mass	62.953 g/mol
Appearance	refractory black cubic crystals
Density	5.77 g/cm3
Melting point	2810 °C
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	cubic, cF8
Space group	Fm3m, No. 225
Y (what is this?)  (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Vanadium carbide, VC, is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material. It is commercially used in tool bits cutting tools. It has the appearance of gray metallic powder with cubic crystal structure.

Vanadium carbide is chemically stable and has excellent high-temperature property. It can be used as an additive to tungsten carbide to fine the carbide crystals to improve the property of the cermet. Vanadium Carbide can be formed in the (111) orientation, when formed by R.F. Magnetron Sputtering. Although Vanadium Carbide is a very thermodynamically stable ceramic, V₂C is energy favorable to exist at temperatures above 900°C.

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