The mechanical properties of advanced U–Si compounds using first principles method Hengfeng Gong, Daxi Guo, Jianhan Zhai, Jiwei Wang, Minzhou Chen, Lixiang Wu, Jiaxiang Xue and Yehong Liao Eur. Phys. J. B, 97 7 (2024) 96 Published online: 03 July 2024 DOI: 10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00736-x