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TUNGSTEN CARBIDE

Text: tungsten carbide A black powder, WC, made by heating powdered tungsten metal with lamp black at 1600°C. It is extremely hard (9.5 on Mohs' scale) and is used in dies and cutting tools. A ditungsten carbide, W2C, also exists. A Dictionary of Science, Oxford University Press, © Market House Books Ltd 1999

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