NdSi is a neodymium silicide ceramic compound, a rare-earth intermetallic that combines neodymium with silicon to create a hard, refractory material. This material is primarily of research and developmental interest, studied for high-temperature structural applications where its combination of ceramic hardness and metallic bonding characteristics offers potential advantages over conventional refractories and oxide ceramics. It represents an emerging class of materials being explored for extreme environment engineering, though industrial adoption remains limited compared to established ceramic systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K) | 11,559.5 | ksi | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | 0.2300 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G) | 7,811.7 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 0.2126 | lb/in³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — | ||
Seebeck Coefficient(S) | -4.990 | µV/K | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -0.8157 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | -0.7458 | eV/atom | — |