BaNa₂Hg is an intermetallic ceramic compound containing barium, sodium, and mercury elements, representing a complex ternary phase that falls within the broader family of electropositive intermetallics. This material is primarily of research interest rather than established industrial use, investigated for its crystal structure and phase behavior in materials science studies of alkali-alkaline earth metal systems. Engineers would encounter this compound in specialized applications requiring mercury-containing phases, though its practical utility is limited by mercury's toxicity and the compound's likely brittleness; it remains more relevant to academic materials characterization than production engineering.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 1,908.7 | ksi | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2900 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 1,010.9 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.1637 | lb/in³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.1865 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.07724 | eV/atom | — |