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Tungsten Carbide, WC
Categories: Ceramic; Carbide

Material Notes:

Key Words: Monotungsten carbide
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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 15.7 g/cc0.567 lb/in³theoretical
Molecular Weight 195.85 g/mol195.85 g/mol
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Rockwell A 9090
Vickers Microhardness 13001300in the (1010) plane
 22002200in the (0001) plane
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 344 MPa49900 psi
Modulus of Elasticity 669 - 696 GPa97000 - 101000 ksi
Compressive Strength  1404 MPa
@Temperature 1000 °C
203600 psi
@Temperature 1830 °F
 2683 MPa
@Temperature 22.0 °C
389100 psi
@Temperature 71.6 °F
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.0000530 - 0.0000800 ohm-cm0.0000530 - 0.0000800 ohm-cm
Magnetic Susceptibility 0.0000100.000010cm^3/mol
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear  5.20 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C
2.89 µin/in-°F
@Temperature 68.0 °F
in the (0001) plane
 7.30 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C
4.06 µin/in-°F
@Temperature 68.0 °F
in the (10-10) plane
Decomposition Temperature 2800 - 2870 °C5070 - 5200 °Fnot congruent melting; dissociation temperature
 
Descriptive Properties
ColorGray
Crystal StructureHexagonal

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