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Work is being undertaken at Thermotech on the development of software for predicting a wide range of materials properties. These properties include thermophysical and physical properties, mechanical properties, TTT/CCT diagrams, etc., and the calculations are being applied to a variety of multicomponent alloy types, such as Ni-based superalloys, steels, Ti alloys, and AI alloys. The user interacts with the program using a simple graphical user interface and the software basis is designed to be platform independent, able to run on Windows 98/NT/2000, Linux, Unix-based workstations, etc. The new program is particularly aimed at multicomponent alloys used in industrial practice, and numerous examples of calculated results for the various properties will be presented with the emphasis being on validation of the calculated result against experimental observation.
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Saunders, N., Kucherenko, S., Li, X. et al. A new computer program for predicting materials properties. JPE 22, 463–469 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1361/105497101770333036
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