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TaRu

ceramic

· TaRu

TaRu is a ceramic compound combining tantalum and ruthenium, likely an intermetallic or refractory ceramic with high density and significant elastic stiffness. While not widely documented in mainstream engineering applications, this material family is of interest in research contexts for extreme-environment and high-temperature applications where the refractory properties of tantalum and the corrosion resistance of ruthenium can be leveraged together. Engineers would consider TaRu primarily in specialized research or prototype development aimed at ultra-high-temperature components, catalytic systems, or corrosion-resistant structural applications where conventional ceramics or superalloys are inadequate.

High-temperature structural ceramicsRefractory applicationsResearch/developmental materialsCorrosion-resistant coatingsExtreme environment componentsCatalytic or electrochemical systems

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	36,607.9	ksi	DFT
↳	36,781.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	36,607.9	ksi	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.1674	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	ksi	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.2200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.3680	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	10,593.5	ksi	DFT
↳	1,905.8	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	10,593.5	ksi	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.5293	lb/in³	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	0.000273	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000275	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-1.740	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-1.827	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.04030	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-0.2710	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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