Vanadium carbide

Vanadium carbide^[1]
Names
	Other names Vanadium Carbon; Vanadium(IV) carbide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12070-10-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.917
PubChem CID	159387;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80893139 ;
	SMILES [V+]#[C-];
Properties
Chemical formula	VC
Molar mass	62.953 g/mol
Appearance	refractory black cubic crystals
Density	5.77 g/cm3
Melting point	2,810 °C (5,090 °F; 3,080 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	cubic, cF8
Space group	Fm3m, No. 225
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Vanadium carbide is the inorganic compound with the formula V C. It is an extremely hard and refractory ceramic material. With a hardness of 9-9.5 Mohs, it is possibly the hardest metal-carbide known.^[2] It is of interest because it is prevalent in vanadium metal and alloys.^[3]

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–93, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
^ "Ceramic and Cermet Composite Powders - PPM Ltd". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
^ Günter Bauer, Volker Güther, Hans Hess, Andreas Otto, Oskar Roidl, Heinz Roller, Siegfried Sattelberger "Vanadium and Vanadium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_367

[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–93, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

[2] "Ceramic and Cermet Composite Powders - PPM Ltd". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

[Ullmann-3] Günter Bauer, Volker Güther, Hans Hess, Andreas Otto, Oskar Roidl, Heinz Roller, Siegfried Sattelberger "Vanadium and Vanadium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_367

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Names

Other names Vanadium Carbon Vanadium(IV) carbide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12070-10-9^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.917
PubChem CID	159387
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80893139
SMILES [V+]#[C-]
Properties
Chemical formula	VC
Molar mass	62.953 g/mol
Appearance	refractory black cubic crystals
Density	5.77 g/cm³
Melting point	2,810 °C (5,090 °F; 3,080 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	cubic, cF8
Space group	Fm3m, No. 225
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references