Fe2B is an iron boride intermetallic compound that forms as a hard, brittle phase in iron-boron systems. It is primarily encountered as a constituent in surface hardening treatments, boronized coatings, and wear-resistant composite materials rather than as a bulk engineering alloy. Fe2B is valued for its exceptional hardness and is generated during pack boronizing or gas boronizing processes to create wear-resistant surface layers on steel components; it is also used in research contexts to develop hard composite materials and thermal management applications where boride phases provide superior wear and thermal properties compared to conventional surface treatments.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 32,952.3 | ksi | — | ||
| ↳ | 28,282.4 | ksi | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3700 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 21,042.2 | ksi | — | ||
| ↳ | 9,354.9 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.2428 | lb/in³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 7.764 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -19.86 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.3628 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.2342 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.07844 | eV/atom | — |