Product Properties
Vanadium (V) Carbide Powder, VC
VCPowder Appearance: Powder
VC Powder APS: <2um
VCPowder Purity: 99.5%
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Vanadium Carbide ( VC ) Powder General Description
A fine gray metallic powder, this refractory ceramic material is notable for being extremely hard, chemically stable, and ideal for high-temperature applications
thanks to a high melting point and other versatile thermal properties. Frequently used in conjunction with other carbides as an additive.
Vanadium carbide powder maintains a cubic crystal structure, and may be the hardest known metal-carbide with its hardness ranging from 9 to 9.5 Mohs.
Vanadium Carbide ( VC ) Nanopowder Applications
• Tools and abrasives: Like many of its related refractory ceramics, vanadium carbide is frequently used to produce extremely hard, wear-resistant
surfaces for cutting tools, bits, and other mechanical surfaces prone to extreme wear and tear.
• Metallurgy: Given its unique hardness and corrosion-resistance, vanadium carbide powder is frequently used as an additive in alloys. In particular,
it’s utilized in the production of tungsten carbide to improve the cermet by refining the carbide crystals.
• Coatings: Like many carbide powders, vanadium carbide powder is frequently used to produce extremely hard coatings for high-stress applications.
Treated properly, a material coated with vanadium carbide is up to twice as hard as one with a cemented carbide coating.