Titanium Carbide, TiC
Categories: Ceramic; Carbide
Material Notes: CAS Number: 12070-08-5

Physical Form: Cubic Crystals
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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 4.94 g/cc0.178 lb/in³theoretical
Molecular Weight 59.878 g/mol59.878 g/mol
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Knoop Microhardness 2000 - 24002000 - 2400100 g load, single crystal
 2000 - 27502000 - 275050 g load, single crystal
 1800 - 59001800 - 5900
Hardness, Rockwell A 9393
Vickers Microhardness 32003200100 g load
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 258 MPa37400 psi
 59.0 MPa
@Temperature 1200 °C		8560 psi
@Temperature 2190 °F
 114 MPa
@Temperature 980 °C		16500 psi
@Temperature 1800 °F
Modulus of Elasticity 448 - 451 GPa65000 - 65400 ksi
Poissons Ratio 0.18 - 0.190.18 - 0.19at RT
Shear Modulus 110 - 193 GPa16000 - 28000 ksi
 186 GPa27000 ksisingle crystal
Shear Strength  89.0 MPa
@Temperature 1925 °C		12900 psi
@Temperature 3497 °F
 227 MPa
@Temperature 1600 °C		32900 psi
@Temperature 2910 °F
 757 - 2958 MPa
@Temperature 22.0 °C		110000 - 429000 psi
@Temperature 71.6 °F
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.000180 - 0.000250 ohm-cm0.000180 - 0.000250 ohm-cm
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 7.70 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C		4.28 µin/in-°F
@Temperature 68.0 °F
Melting Point 3065 °C5549 °F
Solidus 3050 °C5520 °F
Liquidus 3080 °C5580 °F
 
Descriptive Properties
Crystal StructureCubicNaCl Structure
SolubilityInsoluble in H2O; Soluble in HNO3

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