1. Electrical resistivity: 16.6 µΩ-cm (http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/16/3/011)
2. Material and Mechanical properties
Melting point: 1768 C
Young’s modulus: 170 GPa
Hardness: 5.39 GPa (doi:10.1088/0960-1317/16/3/011)
Fracture toughness: 4 MPa⋅√m (doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2011.11.015)
3. Thin film deposition
Sputtering (doi:10.1088/0960-1317/16/3/011)