Vanadium Carbide (VC) is a refractory ceramic compound that combines vanadium metal with carbon, forming a hard intermetallic phase commonly used as a strengthening constituent in composite materials and coatings. It appears in cutting tools, wear-resistant applications, and high-temperature structural materials where its hardness and thermal stability provide significant performance advantages over softer metallic alternatives. Engineers select VC-based compositions when extreme hardness, resistance to plastic deformation under load, and retention of strength at elevated temperatures are critical design requirements.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries | 306.8 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 306.8 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 305.0 | GPa | — | ||
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij) | Matrix (redacted) | 1/GPa | — | ||
Elastic Anisotropy(AU) | 0.06626 | - | — | ||
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij) | Matrix (redacted) | Pa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries | 0.2277 | - | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.2200 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries | 204.1 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 204.1 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 209.2 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 5.772 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -4.260 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.06330 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.4834 | eV/atom | — |