TaRu3C — Properties & Data | MatWorld

TaRu3C

ceramic

· JVASP-8511· TaRu3C

TaRu₃C is a ternary carbide ceramic combining tantalum, ruthenium, and carbon, representing a rare refractory compound from the transition-metal carbide family. This material is primarily of research and developmental interest rather than established industrial production, investigated for ultra-high-temperature applications where conventional ceramics reach their thermal limits. Its appeal lies in the potential to leverage ruthenium's high-temperature stability alongside tantalum's refractory properties, making it a candidate for extreme environment engineering where damage tolerance and thermal shock resistance matter alongside hardness.

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	292.8	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	148.9	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	12.38	kg/m³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	0.000	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.000	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.0000262	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000222	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-2.830	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-2.620	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.1920	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.06399	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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