NpGa — Properties & Data | MatWorld

NpGa

ceramic

· JVASP-156114· NpGa

NpGa is an intermetallic ceramic compound combining neptunium and gallium, representing an actinide-based ceramic material studied primarily in nuclear materials research and fundamental solid-state physics. This compound belongs to the family of actinide intermetallics, which are investigated for their unique electronic properties, phase stability at extreme conditions, and potential applications in advanced nuclear fuel cycles and high-temperature materials science. While not widely deployed in commercial applications, NpGa serves as a model system for understanding actinide chemistry and ceramic behavior under conditions relevant to nuclear reactor environments and specialized research applications.

nuclear materials researchactinide phase studieshigh-temperature ceramicsadvanced nuclear fuel developmentsolid-state physics researchextreme condition materials testing

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	9,428.9	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.1300	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	9,153.3	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.4841	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	2.665	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.01168	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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NpGa

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Regulatory Screening

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