CaSn is an intermetallic ceramic compound composed of calcium and tin, representing a research-phase material in the family of alkaline-earth tin compounds. While not yet established in large-scale industrial production, this material is of interest in materials science research for its potential in layered or nanostructured applications, given its relatively low exfoliation energy which suggests weak interlayer bonding characteristic of materials suitable for mechanical or chemical exfoliation. Engineers and researchers investigating advanced ceramics, thermal barrier coatings, or functional materials with tunable mechanical properties may evaluate CaSn as an experimental candidate, though practical adoption would depend on synthesis scalability, thermal stability, and performance validation against conventional alternatives.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 38.03 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 40.61 | GPa | — | ||
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf) | 337.9 | meV/atom | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2600 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 21.58 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 24.95 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.388 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 30.77 | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.000 | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -20.16 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.7299 | eV/atom | — |