LaC

ceramic

· JVASP-35999· LaC

Lanthanum carbide (LaC) is a refractory ceramic compound belonging to the carbide family, characterized by high hardness and thermal stability at elevated temperatures. It is primarily explored in research and specialized industrial applications requiring extreme temperature resistance, such as cutting tools, wear-resistant coatings, and high-temperature structural components, though it remains less common than established alternatives like tungsten carbide or titanium carbide due to its brittleness and processing challenges.

refractory cutting toolshigh-temperature ceramicswear-resistant coatingsresearch applicationsthermal barrier materialshardface deposits

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2300	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.4470	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000484	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000481	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	11.89	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	11.84	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.7030	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.4195	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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LaC

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