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Mg2C3

Name: Mg2C3
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ceramic

· Mg2C3

Mg2C3 is a magnesium carbide ceramic compound that belongs to the family of transition metal carbides and represents a materials research area with limited commercial maturity. This compound is primarily investigated in academic and development settings for its potential in high-temperature applications, wear-resistant coatings, and composite reinforcement due to the inherent hardness and thermal stability characteristics typical of metal carbides. Engineers would consider this material where extreme conditions or specialized functional properties are required, though its scarcity in industrial supply chains and limited processing knowledge make it a niche choice compared to established alternatives like tungsten carbide or boron carbide.

high-temperature ceramic compositeswear-resistant coatings (R&D)composite reinforcement phasesadvanced ceramics researchspecialized refractory applications

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	94.87	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	52.60	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	2.224	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	1.741	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.409	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	6.367	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	5.363	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00188	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00203	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-198.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	317.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	14.40	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.03700	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	0.03510	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.1648	eV/atom	Measured

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