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LiCl

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· LiCl

Lithium chloride (LiCl) is an inorganic ionic ceramic compound composed of lithium and chlorine, belonging to the halide salt family of ceramics. It is primarily used in hygroscopic and desiccant applications, laboratory chemistry, and specialized industrial processes where its strong affinity for moisture and ionic conductivity are leveraged. Engineers select LiCl over alternatives like calcium chloride when very high moisture absorption capacity, low hygroscopicity-related corrosion, or ionic transport properties are critical requirements.

desiccants and humidity controllaboratory reagents and analysisthermal energy storage systemsmolten salt batteriesair dehumidificationchemical processing

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

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	5,153.2	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	3,518.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.06261	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	9.330	eV	Measured
↳	6.498	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)2 entries	12.07	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	7.316 range 3.073–11.56median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	3.259	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.00330	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-1.981	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-2.116	eV/atom	Measured

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Reference data from cited sources. Not verified or certified by MatWorld Inc. Verify against the source before use in design. Terms: engineering data

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