Fe5C2 is an iron carbide ceramic compound belonging to the cementite family of hard intermetallic phases. It appears in steel microstructures and wear-resistant coatings, where it contributes exceptional hardness and thermal stability. This material is of primary interest in metallurgy research and industrial applications requiring high-temperature strength and abrasion resistance, though it is typically encountered as a constituent phase rather than as a bulk engineering component.
Compliance & Regulations
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 233.3 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 233.3 | GPa | — | ||
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij) | Matrix (redacted) | 1/GPa | — | ||
Elastic Anisotropy(AU) | 1.503 | - | — | ||
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij) | Matrix (redacted) | Pa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.3290 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 90.10 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 90.10 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 8.218 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.00500 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.07730 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 0.07385 | eV/atom | — |