T_11: Surface Tension in Cu-Zr

This is an example of including surface tension in the calculations.

Using the ALDEMO database, which is the free demonstration version of the TCS Al-based Alloy Database (TCAL), the surface tension of liquid metallic is plotted at 1373 K for Cu-Zr and compared to experimental data from [2005Kra].

Reference

[2005Kra] V. P. Krasovskyy, Y. V. Naidich, N. A. Krasovskaya, Surface tension and density of copper–Zirconium alloys in contact with fluoride refractories, J. Mater. Sci. 40, 2367–2369 (2005).

  • Folder: Thermo‑Calc
  • File name: T_11_Surface_tension_in_Cu-Zr.tcu

The same example is also provided in Console Mode as tcex56.

Visualizations

Many of our Graphical Mode examples have video tutorials, which you can access in a variety of ways. When in Thermo‑Calc, from the menu select Help → Video Tutorials, or from the main My Project window, click Video Tutorials. Alternately, you can go to the website or 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.

Surface tension comparison

Figure 1: Surface tension of liquid metallic at 1373 K for Cu-Zr and compared to experimental data from [2005Kra].

More Information

The thermophysical properties are progressively being added to the Thermo‑Calc databases starting with Thermo‑Calc software version 2020a.

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You can find information on our website about the properties that can be calculated with Thermo‑Calc and the Add‑on Modules.