Common Phases for Noble / Precious Metals
TCNOBL4 Models for the Included Phases
The following lists common phase names and the corresponding Thermo‑Calc database phase names for some key noble metals.
| Name in the Database | Common Name and Description |
|---|---|
| FCC_A1 | Disordered solution phase. E.g. (Ag), (Au), (Cu), (Pd) and (Pt). |
| BCC_B2 | Can be both disordered and ordered (CsCl-structure). E.g. BCC_A2 (disordered), BCC_B2 (ordered), β, β' |
| HCP_A3 | Disordered solution phase. (Ti), A3 |
| HCP_ZN | Disordered solution phase. (Zn), A3 |
| BCT_A5 | Disordered solution phase. (Sn), β-Sn, A5 |
| L10_FCC | Ordered phase. E.g. CuAu, IrTi |
| L12_FCC | Ordered phase. Bogdanovite, Cu3Au, Ni3Si, |
| CBCC_A12 | α-Mn |
| CUBIC_A13 | β-Mn |
| ORTHORHOMBIC_GA | (Ga), α-Ga, A11 |
| DIAMOND_A4 | (Ge), A4 |
| TETRAGONAL_A6 | Disordered solution phase. (In), A6 |
| CU3IN_GAMMA_D83 | Gamma-brass, Cu9Al4, Cu9In4, D83, |
| CU5ZN8_GAMMA_D83 | Gamma-brass, Cu5Zn8, D82 |
| CU6SN5_HT_NIAS | AlCu_D81, AuSn_Delta, Co3Sn2, Cu2In_HT, Cu6Sn5_HT, Ge3Ni5_HT, InNi2_HT, Mn(2-x)Sn, Ni3Sn2, Pd2Sn_HT, PtSn |
| AG3SN_L60_CU3TI | beta-TiCu3 (D0a) |
| AL2CU_C16 | Khatyrkite, Al2Cu, AlHf2, Fe2B, FeGe2, FeZr2, FeSn2, Mn2B, MnSn2, NIB2, NIZr2, SiZr2 |
| AL2AU_C1_CAF2 | Fluorite (CaF2, C1) |
| AL3NI2_D513 | Al3Ni2, Al3Pd2, Al3Pt2, Al3Ru2, Au3In2, Ga3Pt2, In3Ni2, In3Pd2, In3Pt2 |
| AL3PD5_OP16 | Rh5Ge3, Al3Pd5, Al3Pt5, In3Pd5 |
| AL21PT8_TI116 | Al21Pd8, Al21Pt8 |
| AU10SN_D024 | Ni3Ti, AuIn_Alpha1, AuSn_Beta |
| AUSN4_OS20 | AuSn4, PdSn4, PtSn4 |
| COSN_HP6 | CoSn, FeSn and InNi |
| CO2SI_C23 | Cotunnite, PbCl2, Ca2Si, NI2Si, SiSr2, SnSr2, GeSr2 |
| GEPT3_MS16 | GePt3, Ni25Si9, Pt3Si_LT |
| NI3SN_D019 | Ni3Sn, SnTi3, SnMn3, AlLa3 |