Mo–Si phases

10 phases (tier A 7, tier C 2, liquid 1); 8 stable in a calculated diagram. Structure types are assigned only when the stored evidence supports an assignment under the stated tier rules (tier A: standard phase name; tier B: unique Materials Project + OQMD on-hull match, DFT-supported; tier C: one structure stated by the assessment's crystallographic table, assessor-stated); other phases list candidates and are marked needs_review. Stability is from phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad from the SGTE binary collection (evidence class: model).

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Phases of the Mo–Si system (10)
PhaseStructureBasisStability (calculated)Literature valuesTDB models
M3SI_A15
phase:mo-si:a15-m3si
Cr3Si · A15 · cP8 · Pm-3n (223)tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table)stable in 6 of 6 calculated diagram(s): 300–2336.63 K, x(Si) 0.25–0.25346
DIAMOND_A4
phase:mo-si:a4-diamond
C (diamond) · A4 · cF8 · Fd-3m (227)tier A: standard phase namestable in 7 of 7 calculated diagram(s): 300–3999.76 K, x(Si) 1–1107
BCC_A2
phase:mo-si:bcc-a2
W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229)tier A: standard phase namestable in 7 of 7 calculated diagram(s): 300–2912.6 K, x(Si) 0–0.06609117
M5SI3_D8M
phase:mo-si:d8m-m5si3
W5Si3 · D8_m · tI32 · I4/mcm (140)tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table)stable in 6 of 6 calculated diagram(s): 300–2459.54 K, x(Si) 0.3695–0.40331426
FCC_A1
phase:mo-si:fcc-a1
Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225)tier A: standard phase namenot stable in 7 calculated diagram(s)07
HCP_A3
phase:mo-si:hcp-a3
Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194)tier A: standard phase namenot stable in 7 calculated diagram(s)07
LIQUID
phase:mo-si:liquid
liquidliquidstable in 7 of 7 calculated diagram(s): 1640.84–4000 K, x(Si) 0–1617
MO3SI_A15
phase:mo-si:mo3si-a15
Cr3Si · A15 · cP8 · Pm-3n (223)tier A: standard phase namestable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–2301.33 K, x(Si) 0.22057–0.23893201
MO5SI3_D8M
phase:mo-si:mo5si3-d8m
W5Si3 · D8_m · tI32 · I4/mcm (140)tier A: standard phase namestable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–2443.98 K, x(Si) 0.36552–0.39183141
MOSI2_C11B
phase:mo-si:mosi2-c11b
MoSi2 · C11_b · tI6 · I4/mmm (139)tier A: standard phase namestable in 7 of 7 calculated diagram(s): 300–2306.33 K, x(Si) 0.66667–0.66667547

M3SI_A15 (Mo–Si)

Names (10): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:a15-m3si, corpus:phase:mo-si:m3si-a15
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.003:Mo3Si, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:Mo3Si
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:M3SI_A15, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:M3SI_A15, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:M3SI_A15, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:M3SI_A15, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:M3SI_A15, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:M3SI_A15

TDB models of M3SI_A15 (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: M3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

46: PHASE M3SI_A15 % 2 3 1 !
47: CONST M3SI_A15 : MO : SI : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: M3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

51: PHASE M3SI_A15 % 2 3 1 !
52: CONST M3SI_A15 : MO : SI : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: M3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

52: PHASE M3SI_A15 % 2 3 1 !
53: CONST M3SI_A15 : MO : SI : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: M3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

46: PHASE M3SI_A15 % 2 3 1 !
47: CONST M3SI_A15 : MO : MO SI% : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: M3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

56: PHASE M3SI_A15 % 2 3 1 !
57: CONST M3SI_A15 : MO : SI : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: M3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

49: PHASE M3SI_A15 % 2 3 1 !
50: CONST M3SI_A15 : MO : SI : !

Example references (7 of 7; assessments first):

DIAMOND_A4 (Mo–Si)

Names (12): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:a4-diamond, corpus:phase:mo-si:diamond-a4
paper: paper:10.1002/adem.202302085:Si, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.003:diamond, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:diamond
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:DIAMOND_A4, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:DIAMOND_A4

TDB models of DIAMOND_A4 (7): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

41: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
42: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

41: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
42: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

42: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
43: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

41: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
42: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

47: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
48: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

46: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
47: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

39: PHASE DIAMOND_A4 % 1 1 !
40: CONST DIAMOND_A4 : SI : !

Example references (8 of 8; assessments first):

BCC_A2 (Mo–Si)

Names (11): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:bcc-a2
paper: paper:10.1002/adem.202302085:bcc, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.003:Bcc, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:bcc
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:BCC_A2

TDB models of BCC_A2 (7): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

31: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
32: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

31: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
32: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

32: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
33: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

31: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
32: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

37: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
38: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

36: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
37: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

29: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
30: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% SI : VA : !

Example references (7 of 7; assessments first):

M5SI3_D8M (Mo–Si)

Names (10): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:d8m-m5si3, corpus:phase:mo-si:m5si3-d8m
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.003:Mo5Si3, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:Mo5Si3
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:M5SI3_D8M, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:M5SI3_D8M, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:M5SI3_D8M, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:M5SI3_D8M, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:M5SI3_D8M, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:M5SI3_D8M

TDB models of M5SI3_D8M (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: M5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

51: PHASE M5SI3_D8M % 2 5 3 !
52: CONST M5SI3_D8M : MO% SI : MO SI% : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: M5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

56: PHASE M5SI3_D8M % 2 5 3 !
57: CONST M5SI3_D8M : MO : SI : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: M5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

57: PHASE M5SI3_D8M % 3 4 1 3 !
58: CONST M5SI3_D8M : MO : MO% SI : MO SI% : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: M5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

51: PHASE M5SI3_D8M % 3 4 1 3 !
52: CONST M5SI3_D8M : MO : MO% SI : MO SI% : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: M5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

61: PHASE M5SI3_D8M % 2 5 3 !
62: CONST M5SI3_D8M : MO : SI : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: M5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

54: PHASE M5SI3_D8M % 2 5 3 !
55: CONST M5SI3_D8M : MO : SI : !

Example references (8 of 8; assessments first):

FCC_A1 (Mo–Si)

Names (8): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:fcc-a1
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:FCC_A1

TDB models of FCC_A1 (7): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

26: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
27: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

26: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
27: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

27: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
28: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

26: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
27: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

32: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
33: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

31: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
32: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

24: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
25: CONST FCC_A1 : MO SI : VA : !

Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):

HCP_A3 (Mo–Si)

Names (8): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:hcp-a3
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:HCP_A3

TDB models of HCP_A3 (7): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

36: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
37: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

36: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
37: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

37: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
38: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

36: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
37: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

42: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
43: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

41: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
42: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

34: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
35: CONST HCP_A3 : MO SI : VA : !

Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):

LIQUID (Mo–Si)

Names (12): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:liquid
paper: paper:10.1002/adem.202302085:L, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.003:L, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:Liquid, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:liquid
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:LIQUID

TDB models of LIQUID (7): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

21: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
22: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

21: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
22: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

22: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
23: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

21: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
22: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

27: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
28: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

26: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
27: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

19: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
20: CONST LIQUID:L : MO SI : !

Example references (9 of 9; assessments first):

MO3SI_A15 (Mo–Si)

Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:mo3si-a15
paper: paper:10.1002/adem.202302085:Mo3Si
tdb: tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:MO3SI_A15

TDB models of MO3SI_A15 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: MO3SI_A15, type code %, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

57: PHASE MO3SI_A15 % 3 6 1 1 !
58: CONST MO3SI_A15 : MO : SI : SI% VA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

MO5SI3_D8M (Mo–Si)

Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:mo5si3-d8m
paper: paper:10.1002/adem.202302085:Mo5Si3
tdb: tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:MO5SI3_D8M

TDB models of MO5SI3_D8M (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: MO5SI3_D8M, type code %, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

62: PHASE MO5SI3_D8M % 4 4 1 1 2 !
63: CONST MO5SI3_D8M : MO : MO% SI : MO SI% : SI : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

MOSI2_C11B (Mo–Si)

Names (13): corpus: corpus:phase:mo-si:mosi2-c11b
mp: mp:mp-aaaaadvs
oqmd: oqmd:oqmd-17715
paper: paper:10.1002/adem.202302085:MoSi2, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.003:MoSi2, paper:10.1016/s0966-9795(00)00068-6:MoSi2
tdb: tdb:MoSi-00Liu.tdb:MOSI2_C11B, tdb:MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb:MOSI2_C11B, tdb:MoSi-10Gen.tdb:MOSI2_C11B, tdb:MoSi-12Guo.tdb:MOSI2_C11B, tdb:MoSi-24Cze.tdb:MOSI2_C11B, tdb:MoSi-89Vah.tdb:MOSI2_C11B, tdb:MoSi-97Cos.tdb:MOSI2_C11B

TDB models of MOSI2_C11B (7): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MoSi-00Liu.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 1dbd5badc77a0866…

56: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
57: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

MoSi-03Che-LB.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 d7d4fd0a3ccc8cdf…

46: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
47: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

MoSi-10Gen.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 c30043974bebebf9…

47: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
48: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

MoSi-12Guo.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 890886f7912d3234…

56: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
57: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

MoSi-24Cze.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 32b092a51a624188…

67: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
68: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

MoSi-89Vah.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 cbedd26d6ee85cb5…

51: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
52: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

MoSi-97Cos.tdb: MOSI2_C11B, type code %, sha256 755b0eb3da6f30c4…

44: PHASE MOSI2_C11B % 2 1 2 !
45: CONST MOSI2_C11B : MO : SI : !

Example references (10 of 10; assessments first):