mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsənt ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl ˈɛvɪdəns ɡˈæðɚd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti kənfˈɜːmd ðæt hˈæfniəm kˈɑːɹbənˌaɪtɹaɪd dˈɪd ˌɪndˈiːd hæv ɐ hˈaɪɚ mˈɛltɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɛksˈiːdɪŋ fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ dᵻɡɹˈiːz sˈiː.
More recent experimental evidence gathered in 2020 confirmed that hafnium carbonitride did indeed have a higher melting point exceeding 4,000 °C.