UTeN

ceramic

· JVASP-15198· UTeN

UTeN is an advanced ceramic compound belonging to the uranium-based transition metal nitride family, representing a research-grade material under investigation for high-performance structural and functional applications. While not yet widely commercialized, uranium nitride ceramics are of interest in nuclear fuel systems, refractory applications, and high-temperature structural components where extreme chemical stability and density are valued. Engineers evaluating this material should recognize it as an emerging compound rather than an off-the-shelf product, selected primarily for specialized environments requiring the unique properties of actinide-bearing ceramics.

nuclear fuel developmenthigh-temperature refractoriesdense structural ceramicsresearch/prototype applicationsextreme environment materials

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Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	10,242.6	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Exfoliation Energy(Eexf)	75.34	meV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.1800	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	7,395.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.3616	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
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)	378	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Magnetic Moment(μB)	2.013	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.0000565	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.0000594	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-5.167	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-6.047	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-1.350	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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