BeNiIr is a ternary intermetallic compound combining beryllium, nickel, and iridium—a rare specialty alloy designed for extreme-environment applications requiring exceptional stiffness and high-temperature stability. This material exists primarily in research and advanced development contexts rather than mature industrial production, where it is explored for aerospace and defense applications that demand lightweight-to-strength ratios combined with thermal and corrosion resistance. Engineers would consider BeNiIr where conventional superalloys or titanium aluminides prove inadequate due to weight penalties or operating-temperature limits, though availability and processing complexity currently restrict its use to specialized, high-value systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 222.9 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3000 | - | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 105.6 | GPa | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 12.39 | kg/m³ | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 0.000 | eV | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | DFT · TBmBJ | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | DFT · OptB88vdW |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.2321 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.1544 | eV/atom | DFT · OptB88vdW |
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