YMgCu
High-Entropy Materials HEA Traditional Materials TRA Elasticity Data ELAMP-ID: mp-631382 · Space group: F-43m (#216)
Basic Information
Formula
YMgCu
MP-ID
mp-631382
Elements
3
Sites
3
Density
3.7576
g/cm³
Volume
78.11
ų
Cell a
4.7982
Å
Cell b
4.7982
Å
Cell c
4.7982
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
F-43m
Point Group
-43m
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 9)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.70 | 3.9177 | 73.6 | (1,1,1) |
| 37.49 | 2.3991 | 100.0 | (2,1,1) |
| 44.27 | 2.0460 | 36.1 | (2,2,1) |
| 54.06 | 1.6964 | 16.6 | (2,2,0) |
| 59.37 | 1.5567 | 14.6 | (3,2,2) |
| 67.64 | 1.3851 | 32.5 | (3,3,2) |
| 72.36 | 1.3059 | 10.5 | (3,3,3) |
| 79.98 | 1.1996 | 9.8 | (4,2,2) |
| 84.46 | 1.1470 | 10.3 | (4,3,2) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
0.55874
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.52085
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.7489
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.5209
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.04
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000
Electronic Properties
Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0009
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
34.225
GPa
GVRH
-26.819
GPa
Young's Modulus E
-
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
1.030
Pugh Ratio K/G
-1.276
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
2.102
Lame λ
52.104
GPa
Feature Analysis
Composition Overview
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Y · 0.333
Element Family
4d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
High-Entropy Alloy Features
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5823
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.729%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3016
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-21.333
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM
Traditional Material Features
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.230
Family
Y-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Y · 0.333
Elasticity Features
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
2.1020
Homogeneous Poisson ν
1.0300
Homogeneity
1.0300
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-631382
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of YMgCu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-631382, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_YMgCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 4.79819186
_cell_length_b 4.79819186
_cell_length_c 4.79819186
_cell_angle_alpha 60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural YMgCu
_chemical_formula_sum 'Y1 Mg1 Cu1'
_cell_volume 78.11201308
_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
Y Y0 1 0.25000000 0.25000000 0.25000000 1.0
Mg Mg1 1 0.50000000 0.50000000 0.50000000 1.0
Cu Cu2 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 1.0
