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PuNi2

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· 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

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	24,724.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3700	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	6,932.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.5244	lb/in³	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	0.000149	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000152	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-10.91	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-11.03	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.2721	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.05649	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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