Osmium - ₇₆Os: crystal structures

• Space group: P63/mmc
• Space group number: 194
• Structure: hcp (hexagonal close-packed)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 273.44 pm
  • b: 273.44 pm
  • c: 431.73 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 120.000°

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References

V. A. Finkel, M. I. Palatnik, and G. P. Kovtun, Phys. Met. Metall., 1971, 32, 231.