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Mg2Hg

ceramic

· Mg2Hg

Mg2Hg is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining magnesium and mercury, classified as a ceramic due to its brittle, non-metallic bonding character despite its metallic constituents. This is a research-phase material with limited commercial application; it belongs to the family of magnesium-based intermetallics being studied for specialized structural and functional applications where the unique combination of low density and compound stiffness may offer advantages. The material's notably high elastic anisotropy suggests directional mechanical behavior that could be exploited in engineered microstructures, though toxicity concerns related to mercury content and brittleness typical of intermetallic ceramics currently restrict its practical use to laboratory and theoretical investigations.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	6,459.7	ksi	DFT
↳	6,459.7	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.4301	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3360	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	2,378.8	ksi	DFT
↳	2,378.8	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.2348	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.1678	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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