After successful completion of the course, students are able to operate established computer programs for calculations of physico-chemical and thermodynamic properties of inorganic materials. Further, students are then able to simulate precipitation processes during different, technologically relevant thermo-mechanical trearments.
Moreover, students are then able to citically assess and interprete computed data.
-) Presentation of ThermoCalc, MatCalc and JMat Pro
-) Learning and practicing of program handling by simple examples
-) Insight into the functionality of databases
-) Critical formulation of input parameters for simulations
-) Validation and critical interpretation of acquired results
-) Simulations in real alloys for high temperature applications
Notebook is required!
Introduction into the software-modules and -fucntionalities
Overview of comptable materials properties
Introduction to software commands
Computations of exercise examples
Joint performance of technological case studies
Notebook required!
Written report
E. Kozeschnik and B. Buchmayr: MatCalc – A simulation tool for multicomponent thermodynamics, diffusion and phase transformations, in: H. Cerjak, H.K.D.H. Bhadeshia (Eds.), Mathematical Modelling of Weld Phenomena 5 book 738, (2001).
K.G.F. Janssens, D. Raabe, E. Kozeschnik, M.A. Miodownik, B. Nestler: Computational Materials Engineering. An Introduction to Microstructure Evolution. London: Elsevier Academic Press; 2007.
N. Saunders and A.P. Miodownik, Calphad Calculation of Phase Diagrams, Pergamon Materials Series, Vol. 1. Elsevier Science Ltd., 1998, p 94-96
http://www.sentesoftware.co.uk/home.aspx
http://www.thermocalc.com/
http://www.matcalc.at
Understanding and reading / interpreting of simple equilibrium phase diagrams
basic knowledge: What is a phase?
What is a crystallograpic structure
Structures of alloy matrix phases (fcc. bcc, ..)
