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Hf2SnC

ceramic

· Hf2SnC

Hf2SnC is a ternary ceramic compound belonging to the MAX phase family, a class of layered carbides and nitrides that combine ceramic hardness with metallic workability. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established industrial production, but represents a promising candidate for extreme-environment applications where thermal stability, damage tolerance, and oxidation resistance are critical.

High-temperature structural componentsAerospace thermal protection systemsNuclear reactor claddingOxidation-resistant coatingsResearch material developmentRefractory applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	19,983.1	ksi	DFT
↳	20,160.2	ksi	DFT
↳	19,993.9	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.1196	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2414	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	12,484.7	ksi	DFT
↳	12,183.2	ksi	DFT
↳	12,496.1	ksi	DFT · PBE
Young's Modulus(E)	30,457.9	ksi	DFT

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.4189	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000477	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000466	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-10.32	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-10.28	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.7989	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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