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Elmet Technologies

Tantalum Carbide, TaC
Categories: Ceramic; Carbide

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 14.3 g/cc0.517 lb/in³
Molecular Weight 192.959 g/mol192.959 g/mol
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Rockwell A 8888
Vickers Microhardness 17901790
Hardness, Mohs 9 - 109 - 10
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 96.0 - 291 MPa13900 - 42200 psiat RT
Modulus of Elasticity 241 - 722 GPa35000 - 105000 ksi
Poissons Ratio 0.240.24
Shear Modulus 215 - 227 GPa31200 - 32900 ksi
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.0000300 ohm-cm0.0000300 ohm-cm
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 6.30 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C
3.50 µin/in-°F
@Temperature 68.0 °F
Thermal Conductivity 22.0 W/m-K153 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
Melting Point 3865 - 3965 °C6989 - 7169 °F
Solidus 3865 °C6989 °F
Liquidus 3965 °C7169 °F
Boiling Point 4780 °C8640 °F
 4780 °C8640 °Falternate test
 5500 °C9930 °F
 5500 °C9930 °FAlternate tests.
 
Descriptive Properties
ColorGold brown
Crystal StructureCubicNaCl Structure

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