Tungsten Carbide

Tungsten Carbide

compound
WC

The super-hard compound behind drill bits and wedding bands alike

The same crystal structure that makes drill bits nearly indestructible is now worn as a wedding ring.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Brown

$70.00

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See it on your wall

Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.

Crystallography

Catalogue identityTungsten carbide — P-6m2
FormulaWC
Crystal systemhexagonal
Space groupP -6 m 2
Lattice (a, b, c) Å2.9059, 2.9059, 2.83767
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 120

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)