Vanadium Carbide, VC

Vanadium Carbide, VC
Categories:	Ceramic; Carbide
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	5.71 g/cc	0.206 lb/in³	theoretical
Molecular Weight	62.953 g/mol	62.953 g/mol

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell A	91	91	at RT
Vickers Microhardness	2950	2950
Modulus of Elasticity	268 - 420 GPa	38900 - 60900 ksi	at RT
Compressive Strength	607 MPa	88000 psi	at RT
Poissons Ratio	0.22	0.22	at RT
Shear Modulus	157 GPa	22800 ksi	at RT

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.000150 ohm-cm	0.000150 ohm-cm

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	7.20 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 °C	4.00 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F
Melting Point	2730 °C	4950 °F
Solidus	2655 °C	4811 °F
Liquidus	2810 °C	5090 °F

Descriptive Properties
Color	Black
Crystal Structure	Cubic		NaCl Structure

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