Abstract
Phase stability diagrams (PSD's) have become widely used in the analysis of metallurgical problems. As manual construction of these diagrams is very time consuming, many computer programs have been developed to perform this task. A new algorithm is described for the construction of PSD's. After specification of all of the possible components to be considered for the desired diagram, the component to be plotted on the x and y axes and the temperature, the balanced equations for all of the possible three condensed phase equilibria are created. The coordinates for the points on the PSD which represent three condensed phase equilbrium are then calculated. Finally, the “stable” three condensed phase equilibria points and the correct order for their connection are established, and the resulting diagram constructed and presented. The FORTRAN program which performs the above calculations runs on an IBM-PC and is very fast and user-friendly. Several examples of its use are presented.
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