Al3Ni2 is an intermetallic compound in the aluminum-nickel system, forming a hard, brittle phase that appears in cast aluminum-nickel alloys and high-temperature composites. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest rather than a primary structural phase, valued for its contribution to strengthening mechanisms in nickel-containing aluminum alloys and for potential high-temperature applications where intermetallic phases provide enhanced stiffness and creep resistance. Engineers encounter Al3Ni2 as a constituent phase in advanced aluminum casting alloys and precipitation-hardened systems, where understanding its presence is critical for predicting material behavior, though direct use of pure Al3Ni2 remains limited to experimental aerospace and thermal management applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries | 130.4 | GPa | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 131.4 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 130.4 | GPa | DFT · PBE | ||
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij) | Matrix (redacted) | 1/GPa | DFT · PBE | ||
Elastic Anisotropy(AU) | 0.04836 | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij) | Matrix (redacted) | Pa | DFT · PBE | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries | 0.2300 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.2309 | - | DFT · PBE | ||
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries | 85.50 | GPa | DFT | ||
| ↳ | 85.94 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 85.50 | GPa | DFT · PBE |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.739 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00000414 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.00000407 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | 0.8433 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.8233 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.6480 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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