ɐɾəmˈɪstɪk sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃənz kəndˈʌktᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn pɹɪdˈɪktᵻd ðˌæɾə ˌeɪtʃˈɛfsˈiːˈɛn mətˈɪɹiəl kˌʊdɐv ɐ mˈɛltɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɛksˈiːdɪŋ ˈiːvən ðæt ʌv hˈæfniəm kˈɑːɹbaɪd.
Atomistic simulations conducted in 2015 predicted that a Hf-C-N material could have a melting point exceeding even that of hafnium carbide.