Sn–Ta phases

8 phases (tier A 7, liquid 1); 5 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 · full JSON · Sn–Ta system page · Markdown · field reference

Phases of the Sn–Ta system (8)
Phase	Structure	Basis	Stability (calculated)	TDB models
DIAMOND_A4 phase:sn-ta:a4-diamond	C (diamond) · A4 · cF8 · Fd-3m (227)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)	1
BCT_A5 phase:sn-ta:a5-bct	beta-Sn · A5 · tI4 · I4_1/amd (141)	tier A: standard phase name	stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–505.06 K, x(Ta) 0–0	1
BCC_A2 phase:sn-ta:bcc-a2	W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229)	tier A: standard phase name	stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–3290.21 K, x(Ta) 0.91447–1	1
FCC_A1 phase:sn-ta:fcc-a1	Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)	1
HCP_A3 phase:sn-ta:hcp-a3	Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194)	tier A: standard phase name	not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)	1
LIQUID phase:sn-ta:liquid	liquid	liquid	stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 505.06–4000 K, x(Ta) 0–1	1
SN2TA_CB phase:sn-ta:sn2ta-cb	CuMg2 · C_b · oF48 · Fddd (70)	tier A: standard phase name	stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–870.21 K, x(Ta) 0.33333–0.33333	1
SNTA3_A15 phase:sn-ta:snta3-a15	Cr3Si · A15 · cP8 · Pm-3n (223)	tier A: standard phase name	stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–2884.81 K, x(Ta) 0.75–0.75	1

DIAMOND_A4 (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta:a4-diamond; status assigned
Structure: C (diamond) · A4 · cF8 · Fd-3m (227); type st:a4-c-diamond-cf8; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stoichiometry: Sn 1.0000
Stability: not stable in 1 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:a4-diamond
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:DIAMOND_A4

TDB models of DIAMOND_A4 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: DIAMOND_A4, type code %, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

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

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
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BCT_A5 (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta:a5-bct; status assigned
Structure: beta-Sn · A5 · tI4 · I4_1/amd (141); type st:a5-beta-sn-ti4; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stoichiometry: Sn 1.0000
Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–505.06 K, x(Ta) 0–0
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:a5-bct
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:BCT_A5

TDB models of BCT_A5 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: BCT_A5, type code %, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

46: PHASE BCT_A5 % 1 1 !
47: CONST BCT_A5 : SN : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
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BCC_A2 (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta: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 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–3290.21 K, x(Ta) 0.91447–1
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:bcc-a2
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:BCC_A2

TDB models of BCC_A2 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

31: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
32: CONST BCC_A2 : SN TA% : VA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
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FCC_A1 (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta: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 1 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:fcc-a1
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:FCC_A1

TDB models of FCC_A1 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

26: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
27: CONST FCC_A1 : SN TA : VA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
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HCP_A3 (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta: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 1 calculated diagram(s)
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:hcp-a3
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:HCP_A3

TDB models of HCP_A3 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

36: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
37: CONST HCP_A3 : SN TA : VA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
assessment that models this phase

LIQUID (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta:liquid; status assigned
Structure: liquid; type st:liquid; liquid; confidence high
Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 505.06–4000 K, x(Ta) 0–1
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:liquid
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:LIQUID

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

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

21: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
22: CONST LIQUID:L : SN TA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
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SN2TA_CB (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta:sn2ta-cb; status assigned
Structure: CuMg2 · C_b · oF48 · Fddd (70); type st:c-b-cumg2-of48; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Caveat: DFT agrees: on-hull mp-aaabgifm and oqmd-18122, space group 70
Stoichiometry: Sn 0.6667, Ta 0.3333
Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–870.21 K, x(Ta) 0.33333–0.33333
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:sn2ta-cb
mp: mp:mp-aaabgifm
oqmd: oqmd:oqmd-18122
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:SN2TA_CB

TDB models of SN2TA_CB (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: SN2TA_CB, type code %, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

51: PHASE SN2TA_CB % 2 2 1 !
52: CONST SN2TA_CB : SN : TA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
assessment that models this phase

SNTA3_A15 (Sn–Ta)

Id: phase:sn-ta:snta3-a15; status assigned
Structure: Cr3Si · A15 · cP8 · Pm-3n (223); type st:a15-cr3si-cp8; tier A: standard phase name; confidence high
Stoichiometry: Sn 0.2500, Ta 0.7500
Stability: stable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–2884.81 K, x(Ta) 0.75–0.75
Literature: 0 values (0 accepted) from 0 papers
Interactive: phase registry entry

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:sn-ta:snta3-a15
tdb: tdb:SnTa-17Mar.tdb:SNTA3_A15

TDB models of SNTA3_A15 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

SnTa-17Mar.tdb: SNTA3_A15, type code %, sha256 4d476a22b1bb7fca…

56: PHASE SNTA3_A15 % 2 1 3 !
57: CONST SNTA3_A15 : SN : TA : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):

doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2017.03.001 Cassie Marker, ShunLi Shang, Xuan L. Liu, Greta Lindwall, Zi-Kui Liu, First-principles calculations and thermodynamic modeling of the Sn-Ta system, Calphad 57, 46-54 (2017).
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Please cite

R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Registry: phase registry of binary systems (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). doi: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). doi: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.

@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}
}