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Introduction to Thermo-Calc

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An introduction to the CALPHAD method and the usage of Thermo-Calc. This course is a combination of lecture style videos and recorded examples that you can follow along with.

Course Content

Introduction and Background
What if the materials data you need doesn’t exist?
Introduction to the Thermo-Calc Interface
CALPHAD Method
Overview of the Options Menu
Selecting a Database
Single Point Calculations
Introduction to Single Point Calculations
Equilibrium Phase Balance – Duplex Stainless Steel
Suspending a Phase – Carbon Steel
Fixed Phase – Liquidus of Braze Alloy
Order-Disorder Phase Constitution – Ni-Base Alloy
One Axis Calculations
Simple One Axis Calculation – 4130 Steel
Meta-stable Equilibrium – Nimonic 263
Merging Calculations to a Single Plot – Shrinkage in Al Alloys
User Defined Functions – Pitting Resistance Equivalent
Defining Components – Oxidation of a Steel in CO2
Phase Diagram Calculations
Types of Phase Diagram Calculations
Pure Binary Diagram – Fe-C
Ternary Calculator – Al-Si-Cu
Liquidus Projection – Solder Alloy
Isoplethal Section – Fe-Cr-Ni-C
True Pseudobinary – Ni Superalloy Design
Defining Components – Gas Potential Diagram
Isoplethal Section – Tungsten Carbide in Cobalt Matrix
Scheil Calculations
Theory and Application
Scheil with Backdiffusion
Comparing Scheil to Equilibrium – AZ91 Mg Alloy
Applying Scheil to Solidification Cracking Theory
Rapid Solidification – Scheil with Solute Trapping
Property Model Calculations
Introduction to Property Models
Coarsening Model
Driving Force Model
Equilibrium Model
Equilibrium with Freeze In Model
Phase Transition Model
Martensite Temperature Model
Liquidus/Solidus Temps Model
Steel Critical Transformation Temperatures
Oxide Calculations
Simple Quasi-Binary Oxide System CaO – Al2O3
Fe-O System: Basics
MeOx – SiO2 System: Miscibility Gaps and Other Complications