Questions tagged [thermo-calc]
Questions concerning the Thermo-Calc software package.
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Persistent errors in single equilibrium calculations (Thermo-Calc)
When running single point equilibrium calculations on an array of compositions I come across some compositions (for specific examples see below) that return the error ...
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What database in Thermo-Calc should I use if I am trying to model Yttrium Hydrides?
I am a new user of thermo-calc and I am currently trying to model the phase diagrams of Yttrium Hydride. I have a couple samples doped with different elements (for example, Li). The only database I ...
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How to create pseudo-binary phase diagrams using Thermo-Calc GUI?
How do you create pseudo-binary phase diagrams using Thermo-Calc? For instance how would I recreate the pseudo-binary phase diagrams shown below. I would prefer a method of doing this in the GUI (...
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How to calculate phase regions using CALPHAD for higher order systems (>3 elements)?
I primarily use Thermo-Calc so I will use that to describe my problem but I am interested to hear general CALPHAD insight as well.
Using Thermo-Calc I can quickly get an idea of the phase regions ...
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Thermo-Calc: how to suspend specific composition sets?
I am attempting to calculate the driving force of nucleation for several different precipitate phases using TC-Python. To this I want to suspend all phases, except for the matrix phase (e.g. FCC_L12). ...
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Is it possible to analytically solve for a particular phase region of a CALPHAD database? (instead of guessing and checking)
As I understand it, a given CALPHAD database is essentially just a set of equations that model the Gibbs free energy of each phase within a given alloy system (set of elements). Typically, the main ...
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Thermo-calc: Calculate precipitation driving force by parallel tangent construction
I want to calculate the difference in Gibbs free energies between a
Zr-Cu-Al liquid (composition - Zr 65 Cu 27.5 Al 7.5 at%) and the CuZr2
solid phase as a function of temperature (300 - 1000 K). In ...
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What information about a crystalline solid material goes into calculating phase diagrams in Thermo-Calc, and how?
Gibbs free energy, $G$, for a crystalline solid material could be described as:
\begin{equation}
G\: =\: H_{T=0}\: +\: H_{T>0}\: +\: \text{ZPE}\: -\: T\cdot S,
\end{equation}
Where $H$ is enthalpy, ...
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How to get order constitution data for single equilibrium calculation in Thermo-Calc's TC Python module?
I know that it is possible to get order constitution data for phases when using Thermo-Calc's GUI (e.g. to get "BCC_B2 DISORD" instead of just "BCC_B2") for a single equilibrium ...
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Why does Thermo-Calc one axis equilibrium calculation get stuck in never ending loop? [closed]
I've been trying to run a Thermo-Calc one axis equilibrium calculation on some quaternary alloys in the TCHEA4 database. Most of the calculations work fine, but for some alloys it gets stuck in a loop ...
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For a Thermo-Calc database, is it possible to view the equation/parameters of the Gibbs free energy models?
I want to get the equations that model free energy for a given phase in a given alloy system (see attached image). I do not just want to get values of free energy for specific compositions. Is it ...
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How to calculate t-zero temperature using Thermo-Calc- Python (TCPython) for multiple alloys?
T-zero temperature is the temperature at which the Gibbs energies of two phases are equal. Here, I wish to find the temperature at which FCC and BCC have same Gibbs energy. Thermo-Calc console mode ...
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