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Y3SnC

ceramic

· Y3SnC

Y3SnC is a ternary ceramic compound belonging to the MAX-phase family, combining yttrium, tin, and carbon in a layered crystalline structure. This material is primarily of research and development interest rather than established in high-volume production; it is being investigated for advanced structural and functional applications where the combination of ceramic hardness and metallic-like conductivity is desirable. The yttrium-tin-carbon system is explored for potential use in extreme-temperature environments, wear-resistant coatings, and electronic applications, where its thermal stability and mechanical resilience offer advantages over conventional monolithic ceramics.

high-temperature structural ceramicswear-resistant coatingsresearch phase materialsthermal barrier applicationsadvanced ceramics developmentelectronic/conductive ceramics

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)3 entries	82.37	GPa	DFT
↳	85.20	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	82.37	GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Compliance Tensor(Sij)	Matrix (redacted)	1/GPa	DFT · PBE
Elastic Anisotropy(AU)	0.07365	-	DFT · PBE
Elastic Stiffness Tensor(Cij)	Matrix (redacted)	Pa	DFT · PBE
Poisson's Ratio(ν)2 entries	0.2000	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	0.1965	-	DFT · PBE
Shear Modulus(G)3 entries	62.68	GPa	DFT
↳	64.32	GPa	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	62.68	GPa	DFT · PBE

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	5.681	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
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000877	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000891	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-21.69	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	-22.04	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)	-0.7456	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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