PPT From Chapter 9 of Saunders and Miodownik ’ s CALPHAD book

CALPHAD (Calculation of Phase Diagrams): A Comprehensive Guide PERGAMON MATERIALS SERIES Series Editor: Robert W. Cahn FRS Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK Vol. 1 CALPHAD (Calculation of Phase Diagrams): A Comprehensive Guide by N. Saunders and A. P. Miodownik A selection of firther titles:. N. Saunders - Thermotech Ltd., Guildford, UK A.P. Miodownik - Professor Emeritus, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Pages 1-479 (1998)

This monograph acts as a benchmark to current achievements in the field of Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, often called CALPHAD which is an acronym for Computer CALculation of PHAse Diagrams. It also acts as a guide to both the basic background of the subject area and the cutting edge of the topic, combining comprehensive discussions of the underlying physical.. CALPHAD is an acronym that was coined in the early 1970s and stands for CALculation of PHAse Diagrams. The CALPHAD method is based on the fact that a phase diagram is a representation of the thermodynamic properties of a system. Thus, if the thermodynamic properties are known, it is possible to calculate the multi-component phase diagrams.