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FeCl3

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· FeCl3

Ferric chloride (FeCl3) is an iron(III) salt compound commonly encountered in materials science as a chemical reagent and etching agent rather than as a structural material. In engineering practice, it serves primarily in metal processing, printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication, and surface treatment applications where its strong oxidizing properties enable selective material removal and chemical reactions. While not typically selected for load-bearing or high-performance structural roles, FeCl3 is valued in manufacturing and materials processing for its effectiveness in etching copper and other metals, water treatment, and specialized coatings—making it essential to process engineers and manufacturing specialists rather than designers selecting bulk materials.

PCB etching and metallic material removalMetal surface treatment and finishingWater purification and wastewater treatmentChemical processing and industrial synthesisCopper-based circuit fabrication

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	12.22	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	72.34	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	6.030	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.496	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.2620	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	211	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	36.79	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.2633	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	0.2600	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	9.984	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00108	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000699	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	75.38	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	321.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	5.840	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00950	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.6841	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-1.035	eV/atom	Measured

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