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MP-ID: mp-1008282 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Cr3Fe
MP-ID
mp-1008282
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
7.5756
g/cm³
Volume
46.43
ų
Cell a
4.0344
Å
Cell b
4.0344
Å
Cell c
4.0344
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 3)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
44.94 2.0172 100.0 (2,1,1)
65.43 1.4264 14.4 (2,2,0)
82.90 1.1646 27.7 (3,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.12679
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-9.23050
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1268
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.2305
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.61
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.9932
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.042930
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
227.443
GPa
GVRH
93.238
GPa
Young's Modulus E
246.087
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.320
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.439
Vickers Hardness Est.
7.003
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.172
Lame λ
165.284
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cr · 0.750
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.1720
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3200
Debye Temperature
516.4
K
Sound Velocity
3,928.5
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3200

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1008282
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Cr3Fe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1008282, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Cr3Fe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.03440623
_cell_length_b   4.03440623
_cell_length_c   4.03440623
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Cr3Fe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cr3 Fe1'
_cell_volume   46.43269359
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Cr  Cr0  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr1  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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