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Mg17Al12

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· Mg17Al12

Mg17Al12 is an intermetallic compound formed in magnesium-aluminum alloy systems, typically appearing as a precipitate or secondary phase rather than a primary constituent material. This phase is of particular interest in lightweight structural applications and research into advanced magnesium alloys, where it influences mechanical properties through precipitation hardening and affects overall alloy performance. Engineers encounter this phase primarily in heat-treated Mg-Al casting alloys and wrought products, where understanding its formation and properties is critical for optimizing strength-to-weight ratios in aerospace, automotive, and portable electronics manufacturing.

magnesium alloy precipitation strengtheninglightweight aerospace componentsautomotive structural castingsheat-treated alloy developmentcomputational materials researchintermetallic phase engineering

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	7,204	ksi	DFT
↳	7,204	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.3051	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2931	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	3,457.7	ksi	DFT
↳	3,457.7	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.07533	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.0000274	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000169	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	3.090	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	2.430	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.04879	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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