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HfMg6W

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MP-ID: mp-1017051 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
HfMg6W
MP-ID
mp-1017051
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
5.1516
g/cm³
Volume
327.60
ų
Cell a
5.0550
Å
Cell b
5.7677
Å
Cell c
11.2361
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Amm2
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
15.77 5.6180 100.0 (0,0,2)
17.54 5.0550 73.7 (1,0,0)
23.68 3.7578 68.9 (1,0,2)
31.01 2.8839 18.9 (0,2,0)
31.86 2.8090 21.8 (0,0,4)
34.97 2.5656 43.8 (0,2,2)
35.52 2.5275 37.2 (2,0,0)
35.85 2.5049 25.8 (1,2,0)
36.60 2.4554 62.4 (1,0,4)
39.08 2.3050 21.8 (2,0,2)
39.38 2.2878 88.4 (1,2,2)
45.05 2.0122 12.7 (0,2,4)
47.85 1.9008 11.6 (2,2,0)
48.45 1.8789 13.8 (2,0,4)
48.62 1.8727 5.1 (0,0,6)
48.71 1.8695 24.1 (1,2,4)
50.70 1.8005 30.8 (2,2,2)
52.08 1.7561 10.1 (1,0,6)
54.45 1.6850 4.0 (3,0,0)
57.07 1.6140 6.5 (3,0,2)
58.64 1.5742 11.8 (2,2,4)
58.79 1.5706 16.2 (0,2,6)
61.64 1.5047 5.1 (2,0,6)
61.86 1.4999 12.4 (1,2,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.33686
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.75041
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3693
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.7504
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.47
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2228

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0049
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7356
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1160
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.5644
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
4.391%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3477
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.737
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.629
Family
Mg-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1017051
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfMg6W were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017051, 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_HfMg6W
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.05496500
_cell_length_b   5.76773800
_cell_length_c   11.23606800
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfMg6W
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf2 Mg12 W2'
_cell_volume   327.59558194
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.17345000  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.67345000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.25041800  0.42442300  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.74958200  0.42442300  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.75797800  0.08461300  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.24202200  0.08461300  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.31176200  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.32494000  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.75041800  0.92442300  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.24958200  0.92442300  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.25797800  0.58461300  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.74202200  0.58461300  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.81176200  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.82494000  1.0
  W  W14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.17177300  1.0
  W  W15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.67177300  1.0
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