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MgAl2C2

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· JVASP-8206· MgAl2C2

MgAl2C2 is a magnesium-aluminum carbide compound belonging to the family of intermetallic and ceramic-metal composites. This material combines metallic bonding characteristics with carbide reinforcement, making it relevant for applications requiring lightweight construction with enhanced stiffness. While not widely established in mainstream industrial production, MgAl2C2 represents research-level materials chemistry focused on developing advanced composites for aerospace and automotive sectors where reducing weight without sacrificing rigidity is critical.

lightweight structural compositesaerospace componentshigh-stiffness-to-weight applicationsautomotive lightweightingresearch and development materialsintermetallic matrix composites

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	140.3	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	106.7	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Density(ρ)	2.935	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	2.003	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.509	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	35.05	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	7.939	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.874	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electron Effective Mass(m*e)	0.7200	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Hole Effective Mass(m*h)	1.573	me	DFT · OptB88vdW · 27°C
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00371	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00312	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-256.8	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	289.9	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	12.48	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2033	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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