InHgAu is a ternary intermetallic compound combining indium, mercury, and gold—a specialized metal alloy in the precious metal family. This material is primarily of research and experimental interest rather than established industrial production, studied for potential applications in specialized electronic contacts, high-density interconnects, and thin-film devices where the combination of gold's nobility, mercury's unique electronic properties, and indium's semiconductor behavior may offer distinct advantages. Engineers would consider this material only in advanced research contexts where its unusual phase stability or electronic characteristics provide benefits unavailable from conventional binary alloys or more mature ternary systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 51.54 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.5000 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | -590.0 | MPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 11.34 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.000850 | eV/atom | — |