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Basic Information

Formula
AlCr2C
MP-ID
mp-9956
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
5.4519
g/cm³
Volume
87.10
ų
Cell a
2.8251
Å
Cell b
2.8251
Å
Cell c
12.6014
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
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 21)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
14.06 6.3007 30.2 (0,0,0,2)
28.33 3.1503 1.5 (0,0,0,4)
36.73 2.4466 18.9 (1,0,-1,0)
37.44 2.4018 4.2 (1,0,-1,1)
37.44 2.4018 2.1 (0,1,-1,1)
42.77 2.1141 100.0 (1,0,-1,3)
43.07 2.1002 18.7 (0,0,0,6)
47.03 1.9323 3.2 (1,0,-1,4)
57.86 1.5936 10.6 (1,0,-1,6)
57.86 1.5936 5.3 (0,1,-1,6)
64.24 1.4500 1.4 (1,0,-1,7)
66.15 1.4126 6.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
66.15 1.4126 12.1 (1,1,-2,0)
68.02 1.3783 1.0 (1,1,-2,2)
78.13 1.2233 1.2 (2,0,-2,0)
78.75 1.2152 9.3 (1,0,-1,9)
78.75 1.2152 4.6 (0,1,-1,9)
82.05 1.1745 8.3 (2,0,-2,3)
82.05 1.1745 4.2 (0,2,-2,3)
82.25 1.1721 4.8 (2,-1,-1,6)
82.25 1.1721 9.7 (1,1,-2,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.17223
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-8.24289
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.7661
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.89
ų
c/a Ratio
4.4605

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0043
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000050
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
188.491
GPa
GVRH
140.846
GPa
Young's Modulus E
338.280
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.201
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.338
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.021
Lame λ
94.594
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Cr · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.250
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.4529
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
21.017%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3931
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-43.500
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-9956
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of AlCr2C were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-9956, 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_AlCr2C
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.82510133
_cell_length_b   2.82510080
_cell_length_c   12.60137368
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000610
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   AlCr2C
_chemical_formula_sum   'Al2 Cr4 C2'
_cell_volume   87.09966264
_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
  Al  Al0  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.24997767  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75003088  1.0
  Cr  Cr2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.41494116  1.0
  Cr  Cr3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.91506753  1.0
  Cr  Cr4  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.58500738  1.0
  Cr  Cr5  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.08498575  1.0
  C  C6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.49998248  1.0
  C  C7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000814  1.0
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