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MgTa2Be

ceramic

· JVASP-71029· MgTa2Be

MgTa2Be is an experimental ternary ceramic compound combining magnesium, tantalum, and beryllium. This material belongs to the family of advanced ceramics and intermetallic compounds; it is not yet in widespread commercial production and remains primarily a research material. MgTa2Be is of interest to materials scientists exploring ultra-high-strength, high-density ceramic systems for aerospace and defense applications where extreme stiffness and thermal stability are critical; its tantalum and beryllium constituents suggest potential use in applications demanding superior elastic properties and resistance to high-temperature environments, though development and scalability remain open questions.

aerospace structures (research phase)high-temperature ceramicsrefractory applicationsadvanced composite reinforcementdefense/ballistic protectionexperimental materials development

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	13,488.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3600	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4,470.1	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3402	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Method

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)	0.4577	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	0.3498	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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