Be₁₂Fe is an intermetallic compound combining beryllium and iron, representing a hard, lightweight material from the beryllium-iron phase diagram. This compound is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest rather than a commodity material, valued in applications requiring extreme hardness and low density where beryllium's unique properties—combined with iron's cost and availability advantages—justify the brittleness and toxicological precautions inherent to beryllium metallurgy.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.09541 | 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) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.1263 | eV/atom | — |