Tm₃Al is an intermetallic compound composed of thulium (a rare earth element) and aluminum, belonging to the rare earth–aluminum intermetallic family. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established industrial use, with potential applications in high-temperature structural applications and advanced functional materials where rare earth strengthening effects are leveraged. Engineers considering this compound should recognize it as an emerging material for specialized aerospace or electronics applications where rare earth alloying provides advantages in thermal stability or magnetic properties unavailable in conventional aluminum alloys.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 8.786 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 0.000 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | -0.2271 | eV/atom | — |