Iron (bcc)

W (A2) · Im-3m (229)

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About

Body-centred cubic: a less dense packing (8 nearest neighbours) characteristic of α-iron at room temperature, the alkali metals and the refractory metals.

Structure

PrototypeW (A2)

Crystal systemcubic

Space groupIm-3m (229)

Latticea = 2.8665 Å

Anglesall 90°

Elements

FeIron

Also crystallizes this way

WCrMoNaK

Sources

Structure: Crystallography Open Database (COD)
Lattice parameters: Wyckoff, Crystal Structures — a = 2.866 Å