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Silicon Carbide Micronwhisker

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Catalog ACM409212-3
CAS 409-21-2
Description Silicon Carbide (SiC) Micronwhiskers, Nanoparticles, nanodots or nanopowder are spherical high surface area particles. Nanoscale Silicon Carbide Particles are typically 10 - 150 nanometers (nm) with specific surface area (SSA) in the 10 - 75 m2/g range. Nano Silicon Carbide Particles are also available in ultra high purity and high purity and coated and dispersed forms. They are also available as a dispersion through the AE Nanofluid production group. Nanofluids are generally defined as suspended nanoparticles in solution either using surfactant or surface charge technology. Nanofluid dispersion and coating selection technical guidance is also available. Other nanostructures include nanorods, nanowhiskers, nanohorns, nanopyramids and other nanocomposites. Surface functionalized nanoparticles allow for the particles to be preferentially adsorbed at the surface interface using chemically bound polymers.
Synonyms methanidylidynesilicon; Carborundum; Silicon monocarbide; Betarundum Carborundeum; carbon silicide; Green densic
IUPAC Name methanidylidynesilicon
Molecular Weight 40.1
Molecular Formula SiC
Canonical SMILES [C-]#[Si+]
InChI InChI=1S/CSi/c1-2
InChI Key HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point Sublimes (NIOSH, 2016);Sublimes;Sublimes
Melting Point 2,730° C (4,946° F) (decomposes)
Purity 0.99
Density 3.0 to 3.2 g/cm³
Solubility Insoluble (NIOSH, 2016);INSOL IN COLD WATER, HOT WATER, & ACID; SOL IN FUSED POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;INSOL IN ALCOHOL; SOL IN MOLTEN IRON;Solubility in water: none;Insoluble
Appearance solid
EC Number 206-991-8
Electrical Resistance 1 to 4 10x Ω-m
Form solid
MDL Number MFCD00049531
Tensile Strength 210 to 370 MPa (Ultimate)
Thermal Conductivity 120 to 170 W/m-K
Thermal Expansion 4.0 to 4.5 µm/m-K
Young's Modulus 370 to 490 GPa

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