Tungsten carbide, 99.5% (metals basis)

CAS: 12070-12-1

Ref. 02-012482

Product Information

• Name: Tungsten carbide, 99.5% (metals basis)
• Synonyms: tungsten carbide, Carbure de tungstene, Carburo De Volframio, Cw 500, Guangdong 17, Guangdong 18, Gwc 030, Gwc 30, J 05, NC 16 (carbide), Nc 16, Ncwc 10, Sl 350, Syl-Carb SC 104, Sylcarb SC 45, Tj 05, Tungsten Carbide, Tungsten carbide (W2C2), Tungsten carbide (W₂C₂), Tungsten monocarbide, Tungsten monocarbide (WC), Valenite 1399, WC 10 (carbide), WC 20 (carbide), Wc 02Nr, Wc 10, Wc 20, Wc 25, Wc 50, Wc-F, Wc60S, Wcio, Wolfram carbide, Wolframcarbid, Wwi 13Pb, Xiamen 20, Xiamen 46, Xlwc 30, Zbw 15, Zwc 30, tungsten(+4) cation, HSDB 2932, Tungsten carbide (WC)

Description

Tungsten carbide is extensively used as a cutting tool for machining and in armor-piercing ammunition. It is also used in farriery, the shoeing of horses as well as to improve traction on slippery surfaces like roads or ice. It finds application in nuclear reactors as an effective neutron reflector. It is also used for making surgical instruments meant for open surgery such as scissors, forceps, hemostats, blade-handles and in laparoscopic surgery instruments such as graspers, cutter, needle holder and cautery. Further, it also used to make the rotating ball in the tips of ballpoint pens, bridal jewelry, and gauge blocks, which is useful for producing precision lengths in dimensional metrology. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 195.85
• Formula: CW
• Purity: 99.5%
• InChI key: UONOETXJSWQNOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N