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AlFe3C

Name: AlFe3C
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· AlFe3C

AlFe3C is an intermetallic compound combining aluminum with iron carbide, forming a hard ceramic-metallic phase typically encountered as a constituent in cast irons, steel composites, and specialty alloys rather than as a primary engineering material. It appears in wear-resistant applications and high-temperature structural systems where aluminum-iron interactions are deliberately engineered, particularly in automotive and machinery components that benefit from carbide reinforcement. Engineers select materials containing this phase for improved hardness and thermal stability, though AlFe3C itself is usually a minor constituent optimized through composition and processing rather than a stand-alone material choice.

wear-resistant coatingscast iron componentshigh-temperature alloyscarbide-reinforced compositesautomotive engine partsbearing and sliding surfaces

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	33,376.1	ksi	DFT
↳	33,460.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	33,376.1	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.9662	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.2500	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3143	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	14,148.4	ksi	DFT
↳	20,598.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	14,148.4	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2353	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	2.659	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000231	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000244	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	16.45	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	16.91	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

N entriesMultiple entries per property — large groups are collapsed; click a summary row to expand. Use filters above to narrow by form, heat treatment, basis, or test environment.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.1973	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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