PuNi2

metal
· JVASP-18756· PuNi2

PuNi₂ is an intermetallic compound combining plutonium and nickel, representing a research-phase material studied primarily in nuclear materials science and metallurgy. This compound belongs to the family of actinide-based intermetallics and is of interest for understanding phase behavior, mechanical properties, and thermal stability in plutonium alloy systems relevant to legacy nuclear fuel and weapons material characterization. Industrial applications are limited and highly specialized; PuNi₂ appears mainly in academic and national laboratory research contexts rather than broad engineering deployment, where its study contributes to materials databases supporting nuclear engineering, materials archaeology, and fundamental solid-state physics.

nuclear materials researchplutonium alloy systemsintermetallic phase studieslegacy fuel characterizationthermal metallurgy researchactinide materials science

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65
Units:
siimperial
PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Bulk Modulus(K)
170.5
GPa—
Poisson's Ratio(ν)
0.3700
-—
Shear Modulus(G)
47.80
GPa—
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PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Density(ρ)
14.52
kg/m³—
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PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Band Gap(Eg)
0.000
eV—
Magnetic Moment(μB)
0.000
µB—
Seebeck Coefficient(S)
-10.91
µV/K—
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PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
0.2721
eV/atom—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)
-0.05649
eV/atom—
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

Export Control

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