Au3C

metal

· JVASP-126877· Au3C

Au3C is a gold-carbon intermetallic compound representing a rare class of noble metal carbides with potential applications in advanced materials research. While not widely established in conventional engineering practice, gold carbides are of interest to the materials science community for their unique combination of noble metal properties with carbide stability, potentially offering corrosion resistance alongside hardness in specialized high-performance applications. Research into Au3C and related gold carbides focuses on catalysis, wear-resistant coatings, and electronic materials where the inertness of gold and the strength of carbide phases could provide synergistic benefits.

catalysis researchwear-resistant coatingsnoble metal carbidescorrosion-resistant applicationsadvanced materials developmentexperimental/research compound

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	15.38	kg/m³	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	—
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	1.405	eV/atom	—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	1.404	eV/atom	—

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Regulatory Screening

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Au3C

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Electrical Properties

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Regulatory Screening

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