“…Classified as a Nowotny phase, it crystallizes in the D8 8 structure (P6 3/m cm) and exhibits a ductile to brittle transition around w1300 C and melting temperature approaching 2100 C [1][2][3]. It is stable with SiC and all silicides and carbides of molybdenum at 1600 C with the exception of Mo 3 Si [4]. The compound has also been investigated as an infiltrant for SiC-based composites that would allow for high temperature use [3,5,6].…”