TC-Toolbox Precipitation Examples

You do not need a Precipitation Module (TC-PRISMA) license to use these examples, which use up to three components and this is available for all users with a Thermo-Calc license.

To run more complex precipitation calculations, you need a Precipitation Module license.

File name: matex_P_01_Precipitation_Al-Sc_AL3SC.m

This example simulates the kinetics of precipitation of Al3Sc from an FCC_A1 solution phase and shows some results, with minimally required settings. Default values are used for unspecified settings.

File name: matex_P_02_Precipitation_Fe-C-Cr_Cementite-M7C3-M23C6.m

Also see the Graphical Mode example that this is based on: P_02: Stable and Metastable Carbides - Isothermal

This example simulates the kinetics of precipitation of both stable and metastable carbides from the ferrite phase. It demonstrates that metastable carbides (cementite, M7C3) may first emerge and then disappear and the stable phase (M23C6) prevails.

File name: matex_P_03_Precipitation_Ni-Al-Cr_TTT_CCT_Gamma-Gamma_prime.m

This example simulates the precipitation of gamma-prime phase from gamma phase in a Ni-Al-Cr alloy. It demonstrates how to run TTT (temperature-time-transformation) and CCT (continuous-cooling-transformation) diagrams. It also shows (1) how to set up objects (the system, precipitate phase, and matrix phase) and then reuse them, and (2) how to set an alias for the precipitate phase.

File name: matex_P_04_Precipitation_Cu-Ti_CU4TI1_Sphere_Needle.m

Also see the Graphical Mode example that this is based on: P_08: Precipitation of Cu-Ti CU4TI with Assumptions of Sphere and Needle Morphologies

In this isothermal calculation example, the precipitation of the Cu4Ti phase in a Cu-Ti binary alloy is calculated. To make a comparison, two separate simulations are performed: (1) one assuming spherical morphology without elastic strain energy, and (2) one assuming needle morphology whose shape, determined by competition between interfacial energy and elastic strain energy, is changed during the simulation.

File name: matex_P_05_Precipitation_Fe_C_zenner_pinning.m

Also see the Graphical Mode example that this is based on: P_14: Grain Growth and the Zener Pinning Effect

This example simulates the kinetics of precipitation of CEMENTITE from a BCC_A2 solution phase and shows the grain growth results for two cases: with and without Zener pinning. A log normal distribution is applied for the matrix grain size.