NbAl3 is an intermetallic compound combining niobium and aluminum, belonging to the family of refractory metal aluminides. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than widespread industrial production, valued for its potential in high-temperature structural applications where traditional superalloys face limitations. Engineers consider NbAl3 for extreme-temperature environments due to the high melting point characteristic of niobium-based intermetallics, though practical adoption remains limited by brittleness and processing challenges inherent to this material class.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries | 126.9 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 126.9 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 123.4 | GPa | — | ||
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij) | Matrix (redacted) | 1/GPa | — | ||
Elastic Anisotropy(AU) | 0.1708 | - | — | ||
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij) | Matrix (redacted) | Pa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries | 0.1758 | - | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.1800 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries | 104.9 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 104.9 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | 101.7 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 4.459 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | 15.71 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.4198 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -0.4279 | eV/atom | — |