Lu3Ga is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining lutetium and gallium, representing a rare-earth metal-semiconductor ceramic system. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest, investigated for applications requiring the combined properties of rare-earth elements and gallium compounds—such as high-temperature stability, thermal management, and electronic functionality. Engineers would consider Lu3Ga when conventional ceramics or intermetallics cannot meet simultaneous demands for thermal conductivity, mechanical rigidity, and chemical stability in extreme environments, though its high cost and limited commercial availability restrict adoption to mission-critical or developmental aerospace and thermal engineering contexts.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 56.42 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2900 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 27.31 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 10.31 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | 8.630 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.09370 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.2424 | eV/atom | — |