ELATE: Elastic tensor analysis

Welcome to ELATE, the online tool for analysis of elastic tensors, developed by Romain Gaillac and François-Xavier Coudert at CNRS / Chimie ParisTech.
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Summary of the properties (3D material)

Input: stiffness matrix (coefficients in GPa) of Fe (Materials Project id mp-568345)

       404       -6       -6        0        0        0  
        -6      404       -6        0        0        0  
        -6       -6      404        0        0        0  
         0        0        0      -66        0        0  
         0        0        0        0      -66        0  
         0        0        0        0        0      -66  

Average properties

Averaging schemeBulk modulusYoung's modulusShear modulusPoisson's ratio
VoigtKV = 130.67 GPaEV = 114.78 GPaGV = 42.4 GPaνV = 0.35359
ReussKR = 130.67 GPaER = -653.78 GPaGR = -140.06 GPaνR = 1.3339
HillKH = 130.67 GPaEH = -167.34 GPaGH = -48.831 GPaνH = 0.71344

Eigenvalues of the stiffness matrix

λ1 λ2 λ3 λ4 λ5 λ6
-66 GPa -66 GPa -66 GPa 392 GPa 410 GPa 410 GPa
Stiffness matrix is not definite positive, crystal is mechanically unstable
No further analysis will be performed.