Moving Phase Boundary Example Project
For the moving phase boundary simulation, you can open the example project file included with your installation to see how it is set up.
- Open Thermo‑Calc.
- There are different ways to access the examples.
- From the main menu, select File → or Help → Examples Files. The Graphical Mode folder opens by default.
- Click the
My Project node and on the Configuration window under Getting Started, click 
Example Files.
- Click to open the Diffusion Module - DICTRA folder and locate the file D_02_Diffusion_Moving_Boundary.tcu. Double-click to open it.
- The project opens in Thermo‑Calc. Click the top Project node (renamed to Diffusion Moving Boundary). At the bottom of the Configuration window click Perform Tree. You can also right-click the node and select Perform Now.
When completed, the results are plotted in the Visualizations window.
Visualizations
There is a variety of information shown in the Visualizations window that can be viewed during configuration and after performing the calculation.
- Composition Profiles and Thermal Profile: When setting up a calculator on a Configuration window you can preview the profile and adjust settings as needed. When you click a calculator node in the Project window, the matching name of the node is on the tab(s) displayed in the Visualizations window.
- Plot or Table results: After completing the set up and performing the calculation, to view the matching name of the node on tab(s) in the Visualizations window, either click a Plot Renderer or Table Renderer node in the Project window or click the tabs individually in the Visualizations window.
During set up of the calculation, you can preview the Composition Profile (shown) or Thermal Profile. Click the tab(s) in the Visualizations window to switch between these previews and adjust settings on the Diffusion Calculator Configuration window. For an Isothermal Thermal Profile this shows the constant temperature as entered.
There are two plot nodes, which creates two plots: The ferrite/austenite phase interface position as a function of time and the composition profile for Carbon.
After performing the calculation, you can view the final Plot Renderer result on the Position of interface vs time tab. In this example, the Plot Renderer is renamed and this matches the tab name in the Visualizations window.
After performing the calculation, you can view the final Plot Renderer result on the Composition profile C tab. In this example, the Plot Renderer is renamed and this matches the tab name in the Visualizations window.