CaZnSi

ceramic

· CaZnSi

CaZnSi is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining calcium, zinc, and silicon—a material class primarily of research interest rather than established commercial production. While not widely deployed in industry, calcium-zinc-silicon ceramics are investigated for potential applications requiring lightweight rigid structures and thermal stability, particularly in contexts where alternative silicates or calcium compounds may be limited by cost, density, or chemical compatibility constraints.

advanced ceramics researchlightweight structural compositesthermal barrier coatingsrefractory applicationsbiomaterial researchexperimental metallurgy

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?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	7,938.3	ksi	DFT
↳	7,890.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7,938.3	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.8245	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.1923	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	6,145.8	ksi	DFT
↳	3,794.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6,145.8	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1249	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000698	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000367	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-49.34	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-36.59	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.2024	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.3078	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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