MgHg5 — Properties & Data | MatWorld

MgHg5

ceramic

· JVASP-93502· MgHg5

MgHg5 is an intermetallic ceramic compound based on magnesium and mercury, representing a research-phase material rather than an established engineering ceramic. This compound belongs to the family of metal-mercury intermetallics, which are studied primarily in materials science research for their unique structural and mechanical properties. While not yet widely adopted in conventional engineering applications, such compounds are investigated for potential use in specialized environments where unusual property combinations or phase stability characteristics might offer advantages over traditional ceramics or metallic alloys.

Materials research and developmentHigh-density applicationsIntermetallic compound studiesExperimental phase materialsStructural ceramics researchMercury-based compound investigation

Compliance & Regulations

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	25.13	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.4900	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	3.840	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	11.21	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.2094	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.1647	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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