Titanium carbide TiC is a very hard refractory ceramic material
What's the purpose of titanium carbide? Titanium carbide or TiC is a hard (Mohs 9-9.5) refractory ceramic similar to tungsten carbide. This material appears as a powdery black with the face-centered cubic sodium chloride crystal structure. This is a rare form of the mineral khamrabaevite that occurs naturally. It was found on Mount Arashan (modern Kyrgyzstan) in the Chatkal district, USSR. Ibragim Khumbrabaevich Khamrabaevich Khamrabaevich was the director for Geology and Geophysics in Tashke