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NaHCO2

ceramic

· JVASP-12553· NaHCO2

Sodium formate (NaHCO₂) is an inorganic salt ceramic material composed of sodium and formate ions, commonly encountered in chemical processing and as a byproduct in industrial synthesis routes. While not a primary structural ceramic, sodium formate finds use in de-icing applications, leather tanning, and as a buffering agent in chemical processes where its mild alkalinity and hygroscopic properties are advantageous. Engineers may specify this material in niche applications where cost-effectiveness and chemical compatibility outweigh demands for high mechanical strength, though its relatively low stiffness makes it unsuitable for load-bearing structural roles.

de-icing agentschemical processing buffersleather and textile treatmentlaboratory reagentsthermal energy storage (research phase)

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	4,341	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	1,972.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.07157	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	4.809	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	6.997	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.481	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.960	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00109	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000857	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-352.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	451.3	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.07780	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.334	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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