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Na2UF6

ceramic

· JVASP-150486· Na2UF6

Sodium uranyl fluoride (Na2UF6) is an ionic ceramic compound containing uranium and fluorine, belonging to the family of uranium fluoride salts used primarily in nuclear fuel processing. This material is encountered in specialized nuclear engineering applications, particularly in uranium enrichment and fuel conversion processes where its chemical stability and fluoride chemistry make it valuable for handling and transforming uranium feedstock. Na2UF6 is noteworthy in nuclear metallurgy as an intermediate compound in the conversion of natural uranium to forms suitable for enrichment or reactor use, though its application is narrowly confined to the nuclear fuel cycle rather than general structural or functional engineering.

uranium fuel cycle processingnuclear fuel conversionuranium enrichment intermediatesfluoride chemistry applicationsnuclear materials handlingspecialized ceramics for nuclear engineering

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	61.29	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	29.19	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.269	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.2640	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	2.195	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)	2.046	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	2.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	18.77	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.472	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Na2UF6

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