Common Phases for Ultra-high Temperature Materials

TCUHTM2 Models for the Included Phases

The following lists common phase names and the corresponding Thermo‑Calc database phase names for some key ultra-high temperature materials.

Name in the Database Common Name and Description

IONIC_LIQUID

Liquid phase, which covers the melt of ultra-high temperature materials

FCC_B1

Carbide and nitride-based phase, which covers HfC, HfN, TaC, TaN, ZrC, ZrN solution phase compositions.

HCP_A3

Hf, Zr, Ta2C, Ta2N solution phase

BCC_A2

Hf, Ta, Zr solution phase

MB2_C32

It covers HfB2, TaB2, ZrB2

M5Si3_D88

It covers Hf5Si3, Zr5Si3, Hf5Si3B, Hf5Si3C, Zr5Si3C, Zr5Si3N