NbCrW
High-Entropy Materials HEA Traditional Materials TRA Elasticity Data ELAMP-ID: mp-631452 · Space group: F-43m (#216)
Basic Information
Formula
NbCrW
MP-ID
mp-631452
Elements
3
Sites
3
Density
9.6928
g/cm³
Volume
56.32
ų
Cell a
4.3025
Å
Cell b
4.3025
Å
Cell c
4.3025
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 8)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.35 | 3.5130 | 80.2 | (1,1,1) |
| 29.36 | 3.0423 | 1.0 | (1,1,0) |
| 42.00 | 2.1513 | 100.0 | (2,1,1) |
| 49.70 | 1.8346 | 39.7 | (2,2,1) |
| 60.90 | 1.5212 | 16.3 | (2,2,0) |
| 67.05 | 1.3959 | 16.3 | (3,2,2) |
| 76.73 | 1.2420 | 32.8 | (3,3,2) |
| 82.35 | 1.1710 | 12.5 | (3,3,3) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
1.03036
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-29.36138
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
1.0417
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-9.8911
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.77
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
0.8600
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
3
Magnetization/Volume
0.015270
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
KVRH
152.186
GPa
GVRH
-57.668
GPa
Young's Modulus E
-
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.717
Pugh Ratio K/G
-2.639
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
-4.812
Lame λ
190.631
GPa
Feature Analysis
Composition Overview
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Nb · 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
19.6949
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.382%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3450
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.667
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.333
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS
Traditional Material Features
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
C
Score
0.395
Family
Nb-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Nb · 0.333
Elasticity Features
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
-4.8120
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.7170
Homogeneity
0.7170
Related Tasks
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-631452
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of NbCrW were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-631452, 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_NbCrW
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 4.30251990
_cell_length_b 4.30251990
_cell_length_c 4.30251990
_cell_angle_alpha 60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural NbCrW
_chemical_formula_sum 'Nb1 Cr1 W1'
_cell_volume 56.31883550
_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
Nb Nb0 1 0.75000000 0.75000000 0.75000000 1.0
Cr Cr1 1 0.25000000 0.25000000 0.25000000 1.0
W W2 1 0.50000000 0.50000000 0.50000000 1.0
