A spin current magnetization reversal element includes: a first ferromagnetic metal layer with a changeable magnetization direction; and a spin-orbit torque wiring, wherein a first direction is perpendicular to a surface of the layer, the wiring extends in a second direction intersecting the first and is bonded to the layer, wherein the wiring material is a binary alloy represented by the formula AxB1-x, a metal carbide, or metal nitride, wherein A is selected from Al, Ti, and Pt, and B is selected from Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Y, Ru, Rh, and Ir and the material has a cubic structure with symmetry of a space group Pm-3m or Fd-3m; or A is selected from Al, Si, Ti, Y, and Ta, and B is selected from C, N, Co, Pt, Au, and Bi and the material has a cubic structure with symmetry of a space group Fm-3m.