UPt

metal
· JVASP-56303· UPt

UPt is an intermetallic compound combining uranium and platinum, belonging to the class of heavy-fermion materials studied primarily in condensed-matter physics and materials research. This is an experimental/research material rather than a commercial engineering alloy, notable for its exotic electronic properties including unconventional superconductivity at cryogenic temperatures and strongly correlated electron behavior. UPt compounds are of scientific interest for fundamental physics studies and potential low-temperature applications, but practical engineering use remains limited to specialized research environments due to rarity, cost, radioactivity considerations, and extreme operational constraints.

cryogenic researchcondensed-matter physicssuperconductivity studiesheavy-fermion systemsmaterials characterizationtheoretical physics validation

Compliance & Regulations

?EAR?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65
PropertyValueUnitConditionsSource
Bulk Modulus(K)
19,578.6
ksi
Poisson's Ratio(ν)
0.4000
-
Shear Modulus(G)
4,251.1
ksi
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Density(ρ)
0.5846
lb/in³
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Band Gap(Eg)
0.000
eV
Magnetic Moment(μB)
4.886
µB
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Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)
0.04720
eV/atom
Formation Energy(ΔHf)
-0.6072
eV/atom
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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

Export Control

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