Mn–Nb system

85 accepted literature values from 2 paper(s) (experimental 37, model 1, DFT 47); 3 calculated phase diagram(s). 9 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental37
model1
DFT47
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction2
phase equilibrium19
crystal structure64

Calculated phase diagrams

Binary phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad 0.11.2 from the SGTE binary collection (Hallstedt 2025, CC BY 4.0). Evidence class: model.

Assessments with a calculated phase diagram
TDB fileAssessmentSHA-256Links
MnNb-12Liu-alt.tdbS. Liu, B. Hallstedt, D. Music, Y. Du, Calphad, 38, 43-58(2012). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2012.03.004f865788210b7ea29500839eca161cb3231a53f18446937a3285d8634bbdd9dcdviewer · TDB · JSON
MnNb-12Liu.tdbS. Liu, B. Hallstedt, D. Music, Y. Du, Calphad, 38, 43-58(2012). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2012.03.004a8a02382c71fadace40c49ba561dd5276b700015661dfc4881fc18ebec7a7525viewer · TDB · JSON
MnNb-21Yan.tdbX. Yan, P. Broz, J. Vrestal, J. Vlach, J. Bursik, M. Mazalova, J. Pavlu, B. Smetana, G. Rogl, M. Eiberger, A. Grytsiv, H. Michor, H. Mueller, G. Giester, P. Rogl, J. Alloys Compd., 865, 158715(2021). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.158715cf0e7cf6818464d76fb3688bacaac8a519d845f044c2275d83a05e7bdbd26e7dviewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
MnNb-12Liu-alt.tdb1669.23C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.4169) + LIQUID (x(Nb) 0.5737) + BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.86689)
MnNb-12Liu-alt.tdb1496.75BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.02142) + LIQUID (x(Nb) 0.03775) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.29049)
MnNb-12Liu-alt.tdb1415.86BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.01587) + CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.02303) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.29045)
MnNb-12Liu-alt.tdb1394.7FCC_A1 (x(Nb) 0.00319) + BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.00509) + CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.00788)
MnNb-12Liu-alt.tdb990.48CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.00412) + CBCC_A12 (x(Nb) 0.00698) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.31539)
MnNb-12Liu.tdb1670.82C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.41222) + LIQUID (x(Nb) 0.57437) + BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.86737)
MnNb-12Liu.tdb1496.48BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.02167) + LIQUID (x(Nb) 0.03821) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.29525)
MnNb-12Liu.tdb1416.28BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.01611) + CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.02333) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.29508)
MnNb-12Liu.tdb1394.7FCC_A1 (x(Nb) 0.00319) + BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.00509) + CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.00788)
MnNb-12Liu.tdb1260.07C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.38008) + MU_D85 (x(Nb) 0.48006) + BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.95348)
MnNb-12Liu.tdb990.71CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.00421) + CBCC_A12 (x(Nb) 0.00713) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.31037)
MnNb-21Yan.tdb1766.61C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.40378) + LIQUID (x(Nb) 0.48018) + BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.83637)
MnNb-21Yan.tdb1489.4BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.03433) + LIQUID (x(Nb) 0.04948) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.2477)
MnNb-21Yan.tdb1420.9BCC_A2 (x(Nb) 0.02665) + FCC_A1 (x(Nb) 0.02785) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.24463)
MnNb-21Yan.tdb1326.58CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.01527) + FCC_A1 (x(Nb) 0.01986) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.24203)
MnNb-21Yan.tdb1080.17CUB_A13 (x(Nb) 0.00495) + CBCC_A12 (x(Nb) 0.02691) + C14_LAVES (x(Nb) 0.24043)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull MnNb-12Liu-alt · CALPHAD hull MnNb-12Liu

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Mn–Nb system (2)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1395.15(δMn) ↔ (γMn) + (βMn)(δMn): Nb 0.0051; (γMn): Nb 0.0032; (βMn): Nb 0.0079model[1] Liu 2012Table 2, p. 4, row 62
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1393.15(δMn) ↔ (γMn) + (βMn)(γMn): Nb 0.004experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites Hellawell 1959 doi
Table 2, p. 4, row 61
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Other properties

Phase equilibrium (19)

Phase equilibrium, Mn–Nb system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase compositionEutectic + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.95, Nb 0.05; Eutectic: Mn 0.951, Nb 0.049
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 9
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase + Eutectic + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.413, Nb 0.587; Matrix: Mn 0.624, Nb 0.376; Second phase: Mn 0.182, Nb 0.818; Eutectic: Mn 0.468, Nb 0.532
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 18
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase + Eutectic + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.53, Nb 0.47; Matrix: Mn 0.628, Nb 0.372; Second phase: Mn 0.194, Nb 0.806; Eutectic: Mn 0.484, Nb 0.516
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 16
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase + Eutectic + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.959, Nb 0.041; Matrix: Mn 0.995, Nb 0.005; Second phase: Mn 0.758, Nb 0.242; Eutectic: Mn 0.952, Nb 0.048
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 6
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase + Eutectic + η-Nb-Mn + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.905, Nb 0.095; Matrix: Mn 0.992, Nb 0.008; Second phase: Mn 0.729, Nb 0.271; Eutectic: Mn 0.946, Nb 0.054; η-Nb-Mn: Mn 0.524, Nb 0.476
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 11
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase + Eutectic: Eutectic + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.911, Nb 0.089; Matrix: Mn 0.994, Nb 0.006; Second phase: Mn 0.74, Nb 0.26
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 13
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase + η-Nb-Mn: Few small + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.967, Nb 0.033; Matrix: Mn 0.986, Nb 0.014; Second phase: Mn 0.73, Nb 0.27
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 4
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Phase compositionMatrix + Second phase: Fine particles + η-Nb-Mn: Black holes + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.99, Nb 0.01; Matrix: Mn 0.994, Nb 0.006
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 1
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Phase compositionMatrix + η-Nb-Mn + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.98, Nb 0.02; Matrix: Mn 0.985, Nb 0.015; η-Nb-Mn: Mn 0.547, Nb 0.453
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 2
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Phase compositionSecond phase + η-Nb-Mn-O + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.647, Nb 0.353; Second phase: Mn 0.653, Nb 0.347; η-Nb-Mn-O: Mn 0.457, Nb 0.448
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 15
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Phase composition973.15Matrix + Second phase + η-Nb-Mn + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.953, Nb 0.047; Matrix: Mn 0.963, Nb 0.037; Second phase: Mn 0.729, Nb 0.271; η-Nb-Mn: Mn 0.544, Nb 0.456
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 10
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Phase composition1023.15Matrix + Second phase + η-Nb-Mn + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.961, Nb 0.039; Matrix: Mn 0.967, Nb 0.033; Second phase: Mn 0.728, Nb 0.272; η-Nb-Mn: Mn 0.558, Nb 0.442
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 8
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Phase composition1193.15Matrix + Second phase + Eutectic: inhomog. + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.531, Nb 0.469; Matrix: Mn 0.622, Nb 0.378; Second phase: Mn 0.159, Nb 0.841
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 17
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Phase composition1223.15Matrix + Second phase + Eutectic: Eutectic
Matrix: Mn 0.995, Nb 0.005; Second phase: Mn 0.727, Nb 0.273
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 12
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Phase composition1223.15Matrix + Second phase + Eutectic: inhomog. + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.417, Nb 0.583; Matrix: Mn 0.633, Nb 0.367; Second phase: Mn 0.167, Nb 0.833
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 19
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Phase composition1223.15Matrix + Second phase + η-Nb-Mn + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.897, Nb 0.103; Matrix: Mn 0.994, Nb 0.006; Second phase: Mn 0.726, Nb 0.274; η-Nb-Mn: Mn 0.545, Nb 0.455
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 14
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Phase composition1223.15Matrix + Second phase + η-Nb-Mn + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.96, Nb 0.04; Matrix: Mn 0.994, Nb 0.006; Second phase: Mn 0.725, Nb 0.275; η-Nb-Mn: Mn 0.554, Nb 0.446
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 7
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Phase composition1223.15Matrix + Second phase: Small + η-Nb-Mn-O
Matrix: Mn 0.994, Nb 0.006; η-Nb-Mn-O: Mn 0.486, Nb 0.47
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 5
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Phase composition1223.15Matrix + η-Nb-Mn-O + overall (EDX)
overall (EDX): Mn 0.98, Nb 0.02; Matrix: Mn 0.994, Nb 0.006; η-Nb-Mn-O: Mn 0.543, Nb 0.449
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 4, p. 10, row 3
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Crystal structure (64)

Crystal structure, Mn–Nb system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Lattice a5.438 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 4
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Lattice a4.806 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 3
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Lattice a5.471 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 5
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Lattice a4.802 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 2
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Lattice a5.432 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 6
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Lattice a4.854 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 36
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Lattice a4.826 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 35
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Lattice a4.974 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 38
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Lattice a5.465 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 40
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Lattice a4.971 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 37
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Lattice a5.456 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 39
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Lattice a4.8801 Å ± 1.000e-4100NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 4
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Lattice a4.8824 Å ± 1.000e-4150NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 3
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Lattice a4.8834 Å ± 1.000e-4200NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 2
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Lattice a4.89376 Å ± 4.000e-5298.15Nb1.08Mn1.92
alloy: Mn 0.6, Nb 0.4
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 3, p. 9, row 1
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Lattice a0.48898 not_printed ± 1.000e-5298.15NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 1
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Lattice a4.8898 Å ± 1.000e-4298.15NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 5
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Lattice b4.8801 Å ± 1.000e-4100NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 4
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Lattice b4.8824 Å ± 1.000e-4150NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 3
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Lattice b4.8834 Å ± 1.000e-4200NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 2
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Lattice b0.48898 not_printed ± 1.000e-5298.15NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 1
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Lattice b4.8898 Å ± 1.000e-4298.15NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 5
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Lattice c8.428 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 4
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Lattice c7.937 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 3
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Lattice c8.524 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 5
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Lattice c7.942 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 2
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Lattice c9.135 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 6
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Lattice c7.93 Å0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 1
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Lattice c27.056 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 36
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Lattice c27.349 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 35
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Lattice c27.169 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 38
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Lattice c27.784 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 40
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Lattice c27.167 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 37
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Lattice c27.855 Å0μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 39
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Lattice c7.9798 Å ± 1.000e-4100NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 4
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Lattice c7.9823 Å ± 1.000e-4150NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 3
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Lattice c7.9853 Å ± 2.000e-4200NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 2
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Lattice c8.00616 Å ± 9.000e-5298.15Nb1.08Mn1.92
alloy: Mn 0.6, Nb 0.4
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 3, p. 9, row 1
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Lattice c0.7997 not_printed ± 1.000e-5298.15NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 1
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Lattice c7.997 Å ± 1.000e-4298.15NbMn2
alloy: Nb 0.333333
experimental[2] Yan 2021Table 2, p. 6, row 5
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lattice v0215.8 Å30C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 4
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lattice v0215.8 Å3 per formula unit0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 4
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lattice v0158.7 Å3 per formula unit0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 3
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lattice v0158.7 Å30C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 3
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lattice v0221 Å3 per formula unit0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 5
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lattice v0221 Å30C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 5
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lattice v0158.6 Å3 per formula unit0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 2
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lattice v0158.6 Å30C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 2
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lattice v0233.45 Å3 per formula unit0C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 6
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lattice v0233.45 Å30C14
alloy: Mn 0.333333, Nb 0.666667
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 6
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lattice v0158.4 Å3 per formula unit0C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 1
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lattice v0158.4 Å30C14
alloy: Mn 0.666667, Nb 0.333333
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 1
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lattice v0552.2 Å30μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 36
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lattice v0552.2 Å3 per formula unit0μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 36
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lattice v0551.7 Å30μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 35
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lattice v0551.7 Å3 per formula unit0μ
alloy: Mn 0.538462, Nb 0.461538
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 35
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lattice v0582.1 Å3 per formula unit0μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 38
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lattice v0582.1 Å30μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 38
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lattice v0718.7 Å3 per formula unit0μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 40
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lattice v0718.7 Å30μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 40
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lattice v0581.4 Å30μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 37
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lattice v0581.4 Å3 per formula unit0μ
alloy: Mn 0.461538, Nb 0.538462
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 37
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lattice v0718.1 Å3 per formula unit0μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 39
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lattice v0718.1 Å30μ
alloy: Mn 0.076923, Nb 0.923077
DFT[1] Liu 2012Table 4, p. 8, row 39
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Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

  1. Shuhong Liu, Bengt Hallstedt, Denis Music, Yong Du, Ab initio calculations and thermodynamic modeling for the Fe–Mn–Nb system, Calphad 38, 43-58 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2012.03.004
  2. Xinlin Yan, Pavel Brož, Jan Vřešťál, Jiří Vlach, Jiří Buršík, Martina Mazalová et al., On the constitution and thermodynamic modeling of the phase diagrams Nb-Mn and Ta-Mn, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 865, 158715 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.158715