Be5Fe is an intermetallic compound combining beryllium and iron, representing a specialized metal system studied primarily in advanced materials research rather than mainstream industrial production. This material belongs to the beryllium-iron phase family and is of interest for applications requiring extremely low density combined with high stiffness, though beryllium-containing materials face significant processing and health/safety constraints that limit their adoption. Engineers would consider Be5Fe compounds mainly in aerospace and defense contexts where the weight savings and thermal properties of beryllium systems justify the manufacturing complexity and environmental controls required.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 3.386 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 1.377 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries | 0.00000524 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 0.00000356 | W/(m·K²) | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries | 1.250 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C | ||
| ↳ | 1.030 | μV/K | DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.08000 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.09620 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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