T_01: Calculating a Single-Point Equilibrium

This example shows the result from a single-point equilibrium calculation in the Fe-C system. It demonstrates the use of the Equilibrium Calculator and generates a Table Renderer in the Visualizations window. The number of equilibrium conditions is C+2 where C is the number of components, meaning that four conditions are needed in this example:

  • Temperature is 1000 K
  • Pressure is 100000 Pa
  • System size is 1 mole
  • Mass percent carbon is 0.1%
  • Folder: Thermo‑Calc
  • File name: T_01_Single-point_equilibrium.tcu

Table Results

This example is included as a tutorial on our website and as part of the Graphical Mode Examples playlist on our YouTube channel.

Open the example project file to review the node setup on the Project window and the associated settings on the Configuration window for each node. For some types of projects, you can also adjust settings on the Plot Renderer Configuration window to preview results before performing the simulation. Click Perform Tree to generate plots and tables to see the results on the Visualizations window.

Calculating a Single-Point Equilibrium: Table result example

Figure 1: The displayed results of the calculation show that the BCC_A2 (ferrite) and GRAPHITE phases are stable for this set of equilibrium conditions.