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Model of Austenite Structure (cI32): AB12C3_cI32_229_a_h_b-001

Cubic · space group Im-3m (No. 229) · Pearson cI32

Symmetry elements and Wyckoff positions (interactive)

Model of Austenite Structure (cI32): AB12C3_cI32_229_a_h_b-001 in Im-3m

Setting
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x = 0.10, y = 0.17, z = 0.08

Unit cell

Lattice constants
a = 7.040 Å, b = 7.040 Å, c = 7.040 Å; α = 90.00°, β = 90.00°, γ = 90.00°
Cell volume
348.9 ų
Atoms in the conventional cell
32 (Cr 2, Ni 6, Fe 24)
Formula units Z
2
Pearson symbol
cI32 — cubic, body-centred lattice, 32 atoms per conventional cell
Symmetry operations
96 per cell

Crystallographic sites

SiteElementWyckoffMultiplicityxyz
Cr1Cr2a20.00000.00000.0000
Ni3Ni6b60.00000.50000.5000
Fe2Fe24h240.00000.76250.7625

The multiplicity and the Wyckoff letter say how many copies of the site the group makes in one cell and on which kind of symmetry element the site sits; the 32 atoms drawn above are these sites multiplied by all 96 operations. Press Wyckoff under Colour to see the sites, and tick a symmetry element on the left to see which atoms lie on it.

How to read the label

AB12C3_cI32_229_a_h_b-001: the stoichiometry comes first (A, B, C… are the elements in alphabetical order of their site labels), then the Pearson symbol cI32, then the space-group number 229, then the Wyckoff letters occupied by each element in turn (Cr: 2a; Ni: 6b; Fe: 24h). Two structures with the same label are the same arrangement with different cell parameters or coordinates.

Note: Model Structure.

Source

Coordinates and cell from the AFLOW Encyclopedia of Crystallographic Prototypes, entry AB12C3_cI32_229_a_h_b-001 (M. J. Mehl et al., Comput. Mater. Sci. 136, S1 (2017); D. Hicks et al., ibid. 161, S1 (2019) and 199, 110450 (2021); S. Eckert et al., ibid. 240, 112988 (2024)). Symmetry elements, Wyckoff assignment and the diagram are computed on this page from the group operations.

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