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Tungsten carbide
WC A hard, grey powder; insoluble in water; readily attacked by nitric-hydrofluoric acid mixture; melts at 2780_C; used in tools, dies, ceramics, cermets, and wear-resistant mechanical parts, and as an abrasive.
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