Tungsten Carbide Nanoparticles

Nano Scale (nm) WC

Tungsten Carbide (TiC) Nanoparticles, nanodots or nanopowder are black spherical high surface area particles. Nanoscale Tungsten Carbide Particles are typically 10 - 100 nanometers (nm) with specific surface area (SSA) in the 100 - 130 m 2 /g range. Nano Tungsten Carbide Particles are also available in passivated and ultra high purity and high purity and coated and dispersed forms. They are also available as a nanofluid 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. Development research is underway in Nano Electronics and Photonics materials, such as MEMS and NEMS, Bio Nano Materials, such as Biomarkers, Bio Diagnostics & Bio Sensors, and Related Nano Materials, for use in Polymers, Textiles, Fuel Cell Layers, Composites and Solar Energy materials. Nanopowders are analyzed for chemical composition by ICP, particle size distribution (PSD) by laser diffraction, and for Specific Surface Area (SSA) by BET multi-point correlation techniques. Novel nanotechnology applications also include Quantum Dots. High surface areas can also be achieved using solutions and using thin film by sputtering targets and evaporation technology using pellets, rod and foil. Research into applications for Tungsten Carbide nanocrystals includes use in hard thin films and coatings, and to improve hardness in alloys, ceramics and for use in automotive, aerospace and industrial sectors , and in other coatings, plastics, and surface treatments . Tungsten Carbide Nano Particles are generally immediately available in most volumes. Additional technical, research and safety (MSDS) information is available.

Tungsten is a Block D, Group 6, Period 6 element. The electronic configuration is [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁴ 6s². In its elemental form tungsten's CAS number is 7440-33-7. The tungsten atom has a radius of 137.pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 200.pm.