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MgCd

ceramic

· MgCd

MgCd is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining magnesium and cadmium, representing a niche material within the broader family of metal-ceramic composites. While not widely deployed in mainstream industrial applications, this compound is primarily of research and materials science interest for investigating phase behavior, mechanical properties, and potential high-temperature or specialized electronic applications where the combined properties of its constituent elements offer theoretical advantages.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	43.24	GPa	DFT
↳	45.22	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	43.24	GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.1667	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	Pa	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.3300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3018	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	19.75	GPa	DFT
↳	17.77	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	19.75	GPa	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.128	kg/m³	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	0.000569	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000626	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	6.230	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	6.527	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.06710	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.04957	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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