# Mo–W phases

> Mo–W system: 5 phases (tier A 4, liquid 1); 3 stable in a calculated diagram in the ORCHID phase registry, with names, structure type when the stored evidence supports an assignment under the stated tier rules, calculated stability, verbatim TDB PHASE/CONSTITUENT statements and example references.

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5 phases (tier A 4, liquid 1); 3 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).

Data: [interactive registry](https://orchid-project.org/phases/?q=MO-W) · [full JSON](https://data.orchid-project.org/phases/systems/MO-W.json) · [Mo–W system page](https://data.orchid-project.org/systems/MO-W.html) · [Markdown](https://data.orchid-project.org/phases/pages/MO-W.md) · [field reference](https://data.orchid-project.org/phases/SCHEMA.md)

Table: Phases of the Mo–W system (5)

| Phase | Structure | Basis | Stability (calculated) | Literature values | TDB models |
|---|---|---|---|---:|---:|
| [BCC_A2](#phase-mo-w-bcc-a2); _phase:mo-w:bcc-a2_ | W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229) | tier A: standard phase name | stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 300–3999.9 K, x(W) 0–1 | 0 | 3 |
| [B2_BCC](#phase-mo-w-bcc-b2); _phase:mo-w:bcc-b2_ | CsCl · B2 · cP2 · Pm-3m (221) | tier A: standard phase name | stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 3120–3620 K | 0 | 1 |
| [FCC_A1](#phase-mo-w-fcc-a1); _phase:mo-w:fcc-a1_ | Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225) | tier A: standard phase name | not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s) | 0 | 2 |
| [HCP_A3](#phase-mo-w-hcp-a3); _phase:mo-w:hcp-a3_ | Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194) | tier A: standard phase name | not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s) | 0 | 2 |
| [LIQUID](#phase-mo-w-liquid); _phase:mo-w:liquid_ | liquid | liquid | stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 2833.52–4000 K, x(W) 0–1 | 0 | 2 |

## BCC_A2 (Mo–W)

- Id: `phase:mo-w:bcc-a2`; status `assigned`
- Structure: W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229); type `st:a2-w-ci2`; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
- Stability: stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 300–3999.9 K, x(W) 0–1
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: [phase registry entry](https://orchid-project.org/phases/#phase:mo-w:bcc-a2)

Names (4): _corpus: _corpus:phase:mo-w:bcc-a2  
_tdb: _tdb:MoW-22Zha.tdb:A2_BCC, tdb:MoW-22Zha.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb:BCC_A2  


### TDB models of BCC_A2 (3): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

[MoW-22Zha.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-22Zha.tdb): A2_BCC, type code %B, sha256 `caa4464467aa636b…`

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42: PHASE A2_BCC %B 2 1 3 !
43: CONST A2_BCC : MO W : VA : !
~~~~

[MoW-22Zha.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-22Zha.tdb): BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 `caa4464467aa636b…`

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

[MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb): BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 `d4f93e579004f8d9…`

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30: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
31: CONST BCC_A2 : MO% W% : VA : !
~~~~

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first): 

- [doi:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780) Enkuan Zhang, Ying Tang, Mingwen Wen, Abdulmonem Obaied, Irina Roslyakova, Lijun Zhang, On phase stability of Mo-Nb-Ta-W refractory high entropy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 103, 105780 (2022).  
_assessment that models this phase_
- [doi:10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605](https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605) P. Gustafson, Z. Metallkd., 79, 388-96(1988).  
_assessment that models this phase_

## B2_BCC (Mo–W)

- Id: `phase:mo-w:bcc-b2`; status `assigned`
- Structure: CsCl · B2 · cP2 · Pm-3m (221); type `st:b2-cscl-cp2`; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
- Caveat: MoW-22Zha.tdb: ordered phase with disordered part A2_BCC (order/disorder model)
- Caveat: partitioned order/disorder model in MoW-22Zha.tdb also describes the disordered state
- Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 3120–3620 K
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: [phase registry entry](https://orchid-project.org/phases/#phase:mo-w:bcc-b2)

Names (2): _corpus: _corpus:phase:mo-w:bcc-b2  
_tdb: _tdb:MoW-22Zha.tdb:B2_BCC  


### TDB models of B2_BCC (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

[MoW-22Zha.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-22Zha.tdb): B2_BCC, type code %BO, sha256 `caa4464467aa636b…`

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47: PHASE B2_BCC %BO 3 0.5 0.5 3 !
48: CONST B2_BCC : MO W : MO W : VA : !
~~~~

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first): 

- [doi:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780) Enkuan Zhang, Ying Tang, Mingwen Wen, Abdulmonem Obaied, Irina Roslyakova, Lijun Zhang, On phase stability of Mo-Nb-Ta-W refractory high entropy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 103, 105780 (2022).  
_assessment that models this phase_

## FCC_A1 (Mo–W)

- Id: `phase:mo-w:fcc-a1`; status `assigned`
- Structure: Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225); type `st:a1-cu-cf4`; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
- Stability: not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: [phase registry entry](https://orchid-project.org/phases/#phase:mo-w:fcc-a1)

Names (3): _corpus: _corpus:phase:mo-w:fcc-a1  
_tdb: _tdb:MoW-22Zha.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb:FCC_A1  


### TDB models of FCC_A1 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

[MoW-22Zha.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-22Zha.tdb): FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 `caa4464467aa636b…`

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

[MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb): FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 `d4f93e579004f8d9…`

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25: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
26: CONST FCC_A1 : MO W : VA : !
~~~~

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first): 

- [doi:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780) Enkuan Zhang, Ying Tang, Mingwen Wen, Abdulmonem Obaied, Irina Roslyakova, Lijun Zhang, On phase stability of Mo-Nb-Ta-W refractory high entropy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 103, 105780 (2022).  
_assessment that models this phase_
- [doi:10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605](https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605) P. Gustafson, Z. Metallkd., 79, 388-96(1988).  
_assessment that models this phase_

## HCP_A3 (Mo–W)

- Id: `phase:mo-w:hcp-a3`; status `assigned`
- Structure: Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194); type `st:a3-mg-hp2`; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
- Stability: not stable in 2 calculated diagram(s)
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: [phase registry entry](https://orchid-project.org/phases/#phase:mo-w:hcp-a3)

Names (3): _corpus: _corpus:phase:mo-w:hcp-a3  
_tdb: _tdb:MoW-22Zha.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb:HCP_A3  


### TDB models of HCP_A3 (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

[MoW-22Zha.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-22Zha.tdb): HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 `caa4464467aa636b…`

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52: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
53: CONST HCP_A3 : MO W : VA : !
~~~~

[MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb): HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 `d4f93e579004f8d9…`

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35: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
36: CONST HCP_A3 : MO W : VA : !
~~~~

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first): 

- [doi:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780) Enkuan Zhang, Ying Tang, Mingwen Wen, Abdulmonem Obaied, Irina Roslyakova, Lijun Zhang, On phase stability of Mo-Nb-Ta-W refractory high entropy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 103, 105780 (2022).  
_assessment that models this phase_
- [doi:10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605](https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605) P. Gustafson, Z. Metallkd., 79, 388-96(1988).  
_assessment that models this phase_

## LIQUID (Mo–W)

- Id: `phase:mo-w:liquid`; status `assigned`
- Structure: liquid; type `st:liquid`; liquid; confidence high
- Stability: stable in 2 of 2 calculated diagram(s): 2833.52–4000 K, x(W) 0–1
- Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
- Interactive: [phase registry entry](https://orchid-project.org/phases/#phase:mo-w:liquid)

Names (3): _corpus: _corpus:phase:mo-w:liquid  
_tdb: _tdb:MoW-22Zha.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb:LIQUID  


### TDB models of LIQUID (2): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

[MoW-22Zha.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-22Zha.tdb): LIQUID, type code %, sha256 `caa4464467aa636b…`

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27: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
28: CONST LIQUID:L : MO W : !
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[MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb](https://orchid-project.org/data/databases/sgte-binary/MoW-88Gus-LB.tdb): LIQUID, type code %, sha256 `d4f93e579004f8d9…`

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20: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
21: CONST LIQUID:L : MO W : !
~~~~

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first): 

- [doi:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105780) Enkuan Zhang, Ying Tang, Mingwen Wen, Abdulmonem Obaied, Irina Roslyakova, Lijun Zhang, On phase stability of Mo-Nb-Ta-W refractory high entropy alloys, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 103, 105780 (2022).  
_assessment that models this phase_
- [doi:10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605](https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-1988-790605) P. Gustafson, Z. Metallkd., 79, 388-96(1988).  
_assessment that models this phase_

## Please cite

- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Registry: phase registry of binary systems (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735970
- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065

Also cite B. Hallstedt, The SGTE collection of binary datasets, Calphad 89 (2025) 102833, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2025.102833 (CC BY 4.0), and the original assessment named in each file; A. Jain et al., The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323 (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4 and S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010, https://doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2015.10 (CC BY 4.0); the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work).

Version 1, machine-extracted: values were read by language-model readers constrained to quote their source and checked automatically, and the release was then audited on the printed pages by adversarial audits, an independent second review of fit-facing records and a preliminary human review of a frozen sample. Flags such as accepted and ESPEI-ready record screening results, not certification; known issues are listed in the release notes.

```bibtex
@misc{orchid_phase_registry_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Registry: phase registry of binary systems}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735970},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735970},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}

@misc{orchid_data_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}
```

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Derived data CC BY 4.0 ([licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)): cite the ORCHID phase registry and the sources named on the page (TDB assessments, Hallstedt 2025, Materials Project, OQMD). TDB statements are quoted as written; parameter expressions are not reproduced. Field reference: [SCHEMA.md](https://data.orchid-project.org/phases/SCHEMA.md). Machine-readable guide: [llms.txt](https://data.orchid-project.org/llms.txt).