Co2C

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· JVASP-18227· Co2C

Co₂C is a cobalt carbide intermetallic compound belonging to the family of transition metal carbides, which are characterized by high hardness and wear resistance. It is primarily used in cutting tool applications, wear-resistant coatings, and cemented carbide composites where extreme hardness and thermal stability are required. Engineers select cobalt carbides over simpler alternatives when applications demand both exceptional hardness and improved toughness compared to tungsten carbide-based tools, making them valuable in high-speed machining and demanding wear environments.

cutting tools and insertswear-resistant coatingscemented carbideshigh-speed machiningwear protection applicationshard-facing and cladding

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?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	37,762	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	15,703.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2835	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000389	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000383	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-8.110	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-8.043	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.08630	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.07753	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Co2C

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