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CrCl2

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· CrCl2

Chromium(II) chloride (CrCl₂) is an inorganic ionic compound and transition metal halide that exists primarily as a research material and chemical intermediate rather than a structural engineering material. It is encountered in laboratory and industrial chemistry contexts—particularly in catalysis, coordination chemistry, and as a precursor for chromium compound synthesis—but sees limited use as an end-use material in mechanical applications due to its ionic nature and hygroscopic properties.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	5,428.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	2,454	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1142	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.4550	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	7.708	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	8.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000889	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000701	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-54.03	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-49.44	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	12.89	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.07320	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.9516	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-1.366	eV/atom	Measured

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