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LuC2

Name: LuC2
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ceramic

· LuC2

LuC₂ is a refractory ceramic compound consisting of lutetium and carbon, belonging to the family of rare-earth carbides. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established in high-volume production, valued for its extreme hardness and high melting point characteristic of carbide ceramics. LuC₂ appears in materials science literature as a candidate for ultra-high-temperature applications, wear-resistant coatings, and specialized cutting tool research, though practical industrial adoption remains limited compared to more common refractory carbides like tungsten carbide or silicon carbide.

ultra-high-temperature ceramicsrefractory coatingswear-resistant compoundscutting tool researchrare-earth materials developmentaerospace thermal protection (experimental)

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

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	8.641	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	Measured
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000714	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000709	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-8.283	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-8.283	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-0.3423	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-0.2767	eV/atom	Measured

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