Sodium borohydride (NaBH4) is an inorganic chemical compound classified as a ceramic material, functioning primarily as a powerful reducing agent and hydrogen source rather than a structural ceramic. In industrial practice, NaBH4 serves as a key reagent in chemical synthesis, water treatment, and pulp bleaching, while also being investigated for hydrogen storage applications in fuel cell technologies. Engineers select this material for processes requiring controlled reduction of carbonyl compounds, metal ion removal from aqueous systems, and potential energy applications, though handling requires careful attention to its reactivity with moisture and certain solvents.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 2,735.4 | ksi | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2700 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 1,567.9 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.04209 | lb/in³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 6.432 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 7.218 | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij) | 0.1208 | C/m² | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -243 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.00310 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.3314 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -0.3723 | eV/atom | — |