Vanadium carbide

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Vanadium carbide
Other names	Vanadium Carbon
Identifiers
CAS number	[12070-10-9]
Properties
Molecular formula	VC
Density	5.77 g/cm³
Melting point	2800 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

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.

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