Tungsten Carbide

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Tungsten carbide (chemical formula: WC) is an inorganic chemical compound (specifically, a carbide) containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. In its most basic form, tungsten carbide is a fine gray powder, but it can be pressed and formed into shapes for use in industrial machinery, cutting tools, abrasives, armor-piercing rounds, other tools and instruments, and jewelry.

Tungsten carbide is approximately two times stiffer than steel, with a Young's modulus of approximately 550 GPa, and is much denser than steel or titanium. It is comparable with corundum (α-Al2O3) or sapphire/ruby in hardness and can only be polished and finished with abrasives of superior hardness such as cubic boron nitrideand diamond, in the form of powder, wheels, and compounds.

PropertyValue
Mechanical
Density
12 gm/cc
Hardness

1500 Knoop

Modulus of Elasticity

90 x 106 psi

Compressive Strength
580 kpsi
Poisson's Ratio
0.24
Electrical
Volume Resistivity

2.5 x 10-8 ohm-cm

Thermal
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

6.0 x 10-6/°C

Thermal Conductivity
42 W/mK

All properties are at room temperature unless otherwise noted.

Engineering data are representative, and are not intended as absolute nor warrantable. Manufacturer’s Data shown is blended from multiple sources and therefore illustrates the marketplace.

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