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CALCULATE For Thermodynamics & Phase Equilibria Thermo-Calc Thermo-Calc makes thermodynamic and phase equilibria predicons easy and accessible, so you don’t need to be an expert in thermodynamics to use it. Yet the soſtware offers sophiscated and flexible funcons, so it’s applicable for even the most advanced users. Stable and meta-stable heterogeneous phase equilibria Amounts of phases and their composions as a funcon of temperature and chemistry Phase transformaon temperatures, such as liquidus, solidus and solvus Phase diagrams, binary, ternary and isoplethal and isothermal secons for higher order systems Thermochemical data such as enthalpies, heat capacity and acvies Driving force for phase transformaons Solidificaon applying the Scheil-Gulliver model Thermodynamic properes of chemical reacons Pourbaix diagrams and other calculaons involving aqueous soluons Windows, Linux and Mac OS Refer to our website for complete system requirements Single machine or network install Annual or perpetual opons License fees depend on several factors, i.e., database selecon EASY TO USE PLATFORM LICENSES Minerals Nobel metals Ceramics Aqueous solutions Al-based alloys Semi-conductors Super-conductors Gases Mg-based alloys Nuclear materials TBC, SOFC Ti-Based alloys Zr-based alloys Molten salts and many more... Steel/Fe alloys Solders Slags Ni-based superalloys Thermo-Calc is a powerful software package for the calculation of thermodynamic and phase equilibria. In conjunction with suitable thermodynamic databases, assessed using the CALPHAD approach, Thermo-Calc can be used for a wide variety of applications. Evolution Originally developed at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 1980s, Thermo-Calc has been a trusted resource for customers around the world in industry, government and academia for more than 30 years. Today Thermo-Calc is used by more than 1300 organizations in over 70 countries. With more than 14,000 journal citations and cited in over 100 patents, Thermo-Calc has consistently been one of the most widely used software products in the field of computational materials science and engineering and is a leader in the field. Consistently Maintained and Updated Thermo-Calc has been consistently updated and improved over its 30 years to satisfy the evolving needs of our user-base. Thermo-Calc is now on a two-times-per-year release cycle and customers with a maintenance and support subscription receive these updates for free. Technical Support and Training Thermo-Calc is backed by a dedicated customer technical support team. We also have agents around the world, as well as a subsidiary in the USA, who provide local customer support. Training courses are offered twice a year in Stockholm, Sweden, and Pittsburgh, PA, USA, as well as other locations around the world. We also provide training videos, available on our website. High Quality Thermodynamic Databases Over 30 thermodynamic databases, developed based on the CALPHAD approach, are available for use with Thermo-Calc. The databases cover a broad range of materials, systems and applications, including:

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Page 1: Thermo-Calc & Phase Equilibria For … & Phase Equilibria Thermo-Calc makes thermodynamic and phase equilibria predictions easy and accessible, so you don’t need to be an expert

CALCULATE

For Thermodynamics & Phase EquilibriaThermo-Calc

Thermo-Calc makes thermodynamic and phase equilibria predictions easy and accessible, so you don’t need to be an expert in thermodynamics to use it. Yet the software offers sophisticated and flexible functions, so it’s applicable for even the most advanced users.

Stable and meta-stable heterogeneous phase equilibriaAmounts of phases and their compositions as a function of temperature and chemistryPhase transformation temperatures, such as liquidus, solidus and solvusPhase diagrams, binary, ternary and isoplethal and isothermal sections for higher order systemsThermochemical data such as enthalpies, heat capacity and activitiesDriving force for phase transformationsSolidification applying the Scheil-Gulliver modelThermodynamic properties of chemical reactionsPourbaix diagrams and other calculations involving aqueous solutions

Windows, Linux and Mac OSRefer to our website for complete system requirements

Single machine or network installAnnual or perpetual optionsLicense fees depend on several factors, i.e., database selection

EASY TO USE

PLATFORM

LICENSES MineralsNobel metalsCeramicsAqueous solutionsAl-based alloys

Semi-conductorsSuper-conductorsGasesMg-based alloysNuclear materials

TBC, SOFCTi-Based alloysZr-based alloysMolten saltsand many more...

Steel/Fe alloysSoldersSlagsNi-based superalloys

Thermo-Calc is a powerful software package for the calculation of thermodynamic and phase equilibria. In conjunction with suitable thermodynamic databases, assessed using the CALPHAD approach, Thermo-Calc can be used for a wide variety of applications.

EvolutionOriginally developed at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 1980s, Thermo-Calc has been a trusted resource for customers around the world in industry, government and academia for more than 30 years. Today Thermo-Calc is used by more than 1300 organizations in over 70 countries. With more than 14,000 journal citations and cited in over 100 patents, Thermo-Calc has consistently been one of the most widely used software products in the field of computational materials science and engineering and is a leader in the field.

Consistently Maintained and UpdatedThermo-Calc has been consistently updated and improved over its 30 years to satisfy the evolving needs of our user-base. Thermo-Calc is now on a two-times-per-year release cycle and customers with a maintenance and support subscription receive these updates for free.

Technical Support and Training Thermo-Calc is backed by a dedicated customer technical support team. We also have agents around the world, as well as a subsidiary in the USA, who provide local customer support. Training courses are offered twice a year in Stockholm, Sweden, and Pittsburgh, PA, USA, as well as other locations around the world. We also provide training videos, available on our website.

High Quality Thermodynamic DatabasesOver 30 thermodynamic databases, developed based on the CALPHAD approach, are available for use with Thermo-Calc. The databases cover a broad range of materials, systems and applications, including:

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APPLICATIONS

Thermo-Calc

Thermo-Calc Software ABEmail: [email protected]: +46-8-545 959 30Fax: +46-8-673 37 18

USA, Canada and MexicoEmail: [email protected]

Phone: (724) 731 0074Fax: (724) 731 0078

www.thermocalc.com

Reduce costly, time-consuming experiments and testing

Increase the value of experiments through better pre-screening and interpretation of the results

Optimise and define safe processing windows

Base decisions on scientifically supported data and models

Shorten development time and bring products to market faster

Build and safeguard intellectual knowledge

Improve the quality and consistency of products through deeper understanding

Make predictions that are difficult or even impossible with an experimental approach

Thermo-Calc can be used to understand many different phases in the life-cycle of a material, such as:

Alloy and materials development

Metallurgical extraction and refining

Casting

Forging/Hot rolling

Heat treatment

Joining/Welding/Soldering

Quality control

Materials selection

Corrosion

Underlying causes of failure

Waste and recycling

BENEFITS

Binary and Ternary Phase Diagrams are conveniently calculated

Phase Diagrams for multicomponent systems

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UAl4MnAl11Mn4_LT

Al8Mn5

Hcp_A3

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Fe Mole Fraction Mn Mn0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50

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Pourbaix Diagrams for aqueous systems

Liquidus Projection

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Fraction of Solid

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Advanced SCHEIL Module

1 Liq+Bcc2 Liq+Bcc+Fcc3 Liq+Fcc4 Liq+Fcc+M6C5 Liq+Fcc+M6C+MC6 Liq+Fcc+M6C+MC+M7C3

EquilibriumScheil-GulliverParial EquilibriumExperiment

Property Diagrams for multicomponent systems

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