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Aluminium-based Alloys Databases

TCAL10 is our thermodynamic and properties database used for application to different kinds of aluminium-based alloys, including but not limited to, industrial grades. MOBAL8 is the corresponding mobility database needed for use with the add-on kinetic modules.

Technical Information Sheet for TCAL10

Technical Information Sheet for MOBAL8

Validation and Calculation Examples for TCAL10

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TCAL10 Quick Overview

  • PROPERTIES:
    • Gibbs Energy
      • Volume
        • Surface tension of liquid
          • Viscosity of liquid
            • Electrical resistivity
              • Thermal conductivity
              • ELEMENTS: Al, Ag, B, Ba, Be, Bi, C, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Er, Fe, Ga, Ge, H, Hf, In, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, P, Pb, Pr, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Ti, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr
              • ASSESSED PHASES: 725

TCAL10 for Thermodynamic and Properties Data

TCAL10 is a thermodynamic and properties database designed for use with aluminium-based alloys, including but not limited to industrial grades, such as:

  • All industrial wrought aluminium alloys from 1000 series to 7000 series
  • All industrial cast aluminium alloys from 1xx.x to 8xx.x
  • Many of the 8000 and 9xx.x series, including Al-Li, Al-Sc, Al-Sn, Al-Ce and Al-Er based alloys

The database consists of 48 elements, including all major alloying elements and many minor alloying elements. It also includes nearly all stable phases in the assessed systems and most important metastable precipitates observed in industrial alloys.

TCAL10 was developed to be used with our entire suite of products: Thermo-Calc, the Add-on Modules, and all available SDKs.

MOBAL8 for Kinetic Data

MOBAL8 is a corresponding mobility database that provides kinetic data for those working with the add-on kinetic modules – the Diffusion Module (DICTRA) and the Precipitation Module (TC-PRISMA) – as well as a few specific calculation types, such as Scheil with back diffusion. If you do not purchase a license for an add-on kinetic module, you most likely do not need a mobility database. One of our technical sales representatives can help you determine whether your work requires a mobility database.

MOBAL8 is compatible and recommended to be used in combination with TCAL10.

Various Uses of TCAL and MOBAL

Our databases are constantly under development. In the presentation, “Modern CALPHAD databases for aluminum alloys and their applications,” Dr. Hai-Lin Chen, the primary developer of the aluminum databases, discusses the development of the TCAL and MOBAL databases and presents several applications.

Read the blog post and watch the presentation

In this blog post, Dr. Hai-Lin Chen discusses the many applications of this versatile database.

Read the blog post about the various uses of the database

Highlights of the New Release 

The new version of our Al-based Alloy Database, TCAL10, was released with Thermo-Calc 2025b. Read the Release Notes for more details. 

  • 11 improved binary systems that make it possible to get reasonable calculation results of Sn solubility in (Al)
  • 4 new ternary systems (123 total)
  • 6 reassessed ternary systems
  • The new and reassessed ternary systems allow for:
    • Better understanding of grain refiners in processing of aluminum alloys
      • Facilitate investigations on aluminum recycling
        • Enhance the accuracy of calculations on Sn-containing alloys
        • Adds viscosity, surface tension, thermal conductivity, and electrical resistivity descriptions for the newly assessed systems
        • Corrects molar volume descriptions of HCP_A3, BCC_A2, FCC_A1 for unary yttrium
        • Several other improvements to descriptions and assessments

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