BeCr₂Ge is an intermetallic compound combining beryllium, chromium, and germanium—a research-phase material belonging to the ternary metal family rather than a commercial alloy. This compound exists primarily in materials science literature exploring high-stiffness, low-density systems; it is not widely deployed in production engineering applications. The material's potential lies in fundamental studies of lightweight structural alloys and refractory intermetallics, where beryllium-chromium phases are investigated for extreme-environment applications, though practical use remains limited by beryllium's toxicity concerns, production complexity, and the compound's brittleness typical of intermetallic phases.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 193.5 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.4400 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 32.70 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 6.821 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.2517 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.1263 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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