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UCl4

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Uranium tetrachloride (UCl₄) is an ionic ceramic compound and intermediate chemical form of uranium used primarily in nuclear fuel processing and uranium metallurgy. It serves as a key precursor in the conversion of uranium ore concentrates to uranium metal and uranium hexafluoride (UF₆), making it essential in the nuclear fuel cycle rather than as a final structural or functional material in engineering applications. Engineers encounter UCl₄ mainly in nuclear chemical processing contexts, where its stability and reactivity properties are leveraged for separation, purification, and conversion of uranium feedstock.

nuclear fuel processinguranium metallurgyuranium conversion chemistryfuel cycle intermediateslaboratory/industrial chemical synthesis

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	43.18	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.2800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	23.43	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	4.937	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
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000294	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000299	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-63.28	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-64.05	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.04780	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-1.671	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	-2.112	eV/atom	Measured

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