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LaHfBe

ceramic

· JVASP-73375· LaHfBe

LaHfBe is an experimental intermetallic ceramic compound combining lanthanum, hafnium, and beryllium—a rare combination designed to explore extreme-temperature and high-strength material performance. This research-phase material belongs to the family of refractory intermetallics and is not yet commercialized for mainstream engineering applications. Its potential lies in aerospace and nuclear thermal environments where the combined refractory character of hafnium and the lightweight contribution of beryllium could enable novel high-temperature structural solutions, though significant development work remains to establish processing routes, reliability, and cost-effectiveness relative to established alternatives like conventional nickel superalloys or ceramic matrix composites.

experimental high-temperature materialsaerospace research applicationsrefractory intermetallics developmentnuclear thermal structureslightweight structural compositesmaterials science research

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	7.896	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.5423	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.4311	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

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LaHfBe

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