The development and validation of a new thermodynamic database for aluminum alloys

Abstract

Computational thermodynamics is a powerful tool for alloy design as well as process optimization. The quality of the predictions is dependent on the quality of the thermodynamic database that is used. In this paper the development of a new thermodynamic database for Aluminum alloys is described. Examples of calculations for different kinds of Aluminum alloys and their applications are shown using the database and comparing where possible against experimental data, thereby validating its accuracy.