Silicon carbide

• Catalog Number: ACMA00014376
• Chemical Name: Silicon carbide
• Category: Compounds Nanoparticles
• Description: Silicon carbide appears as yellow to green to bluish-black, iridescent crystals. Sublimes with decomposition at 2700°C. Density 3.21 g cm-3. Insoluble in water. Soluble in molten alkalis (NaOH, KOH) and molten iron.;DryPowder; DryPowder, PelletsLargeCrystals; DryPowder, WetSolid; OtherSolid; PelletsLargeCrystals;YELLOW-TO-GREEN-TO-BLUE-TO-BLACK CRYSTALS, DEPENDING ON PURITY.;Yellow to green to bluish-black, iridescent crystals.;Yellow to green to bluish-black, iridescent crystals.
• IUPAC Name: methanidylidynesilanylium
• Molecular Weight: 40.096g/mol
• Molecular Formula: SiC
• Canonical SMILES: [C-]#[Si+]
• InChI: InChI=1S/CSi/c1-2
• InChIKey: HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Boiling Point: Sublimes (NIOSH, 2016);Sublimes;Sublimes
• Melting Point: 4892 °F (Sublimes) (NIOSH, 2016);2600 °C;4892°F (sublimes);4892°F (Sublimes)
• Purity: 0.9999
• Density: 3.23 (NIOSH, 2016);3.23;3.2 g/cm³;3.23;3.23
• 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
• APS: powder
• Color Form: EXCEEDINGLY HARD, GREEN TO BLUISH-BLACK, IRIDESCENT, SHARP CRYSTALS;HEXAGONAL OR CUBIC;Yellow to green to bluish black, iridescent crystals.
• EC Number: 206-991-8
• Exact Mass: 39.976926534g/mol
• Monoisotopic Mass: 39.976926534g/mol
• Refractive Index: INDEX OF REFRACTION: 2.654; 2.697
• RTECS Number: VW0450000
• Symbol: SiC
• Vapor Pressure: 0 mm Hg (approx) (NIOSH, 2016);0 mmHg (approx);0 mmHg (approx)