SmSi2Cu2

metal
· JVASP-15298· SmSi2Cu2

SmSi2Cu2 is an intermetallic compound combining samarium, silicon, and copper, belonging to the family of rare-earth transition-metal silicides. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established industrial production, investigated for potential applications in high-temperature structural materials, thermoelectric devices, and magnetic applications due to the electronic and thermal properties imparted by samarium and the silicide matrix. Engineers would consider this compound in advanced aerospace, thermal management, or specialty electronics contexts where the combination of rare-earth and transition-metal characteristics offers advantages over conventional binary silicides or copper alloys.

experimental thermoelectric materialshigh-temperature intermetallicsrare-earth alloy developmentmagnetic materials researchthermal management systemsaerospace specialty compounds

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65
Units:
siimperial
PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Bulk Modulus(K)
112.3
GPa—
Poisson's Ratio(ν)
0.2400
-—
Shear Modulus(G)
72.25
GPa—
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Density(ρ)
6.744
kg/m³—
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Band Gap(Eg)
0.000
eV—
Magnetic Moment(μB)
0.000
µB—
Seebeck Coefficient(S)
12.45
µV/K—
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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
0.000
eV/atom—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)
-0.5620
eV/atom—
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

Export Control

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