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Nb3Ir

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· Nb3Ir

Nb3Ir is an intermetallic compound combining niobium and iridium, belonging to the family of refractory metal intermetallics. This material is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest, valued for applications requiring exceptional high-temperature strength and corrosion resistance where conventional superalloys reach their performance limits. Nb3Ir and related niobium-iridium systems are explored for aerospace propulsion, advanced energy systems, and extreme environment applications, though they remain less common than established alternatives due to cost, brittleness concerns, and processing challenges inherent to intermetallic compounds.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries	222.8	GPa	DFT
↳	222.8	GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.5713	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	Pa	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2988	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries	103.6	GPa	DFT
↳	103.6	GPa	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	11.23	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.00195	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.00190	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	24.88	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	24.46	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.4136	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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