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Ultra-high Temperature Materials Database

TCUHTM3 is a thermodynamic and properties database designed for use with Ultra-high Temperature Materials, with applications in hypersonic, aerospace, and other extreme environments.

Technical Information Sheet for TCUHTM3

Validation and Calculation Examples for TCUHTM3

A space capsule reenters the earths atmosphere causing the heat shield to glow from the friction of tremendous speed. Elements of this image courtesy of NASA.

TCUHTM3 Quick Overview

  • PROPERTIES:
    • Gibbs Energy
      • Molar volume
      • ELEMENTS: Al, B, C, Cr, Hf, N, Nb, O, Si, Ta, Ti, V, Zr
      • ASSESSED PHASES: 167

Ultra-High Temperature Materials Database

TCUHM3 is a thermodynamic database for ultra-high temperature materials that can be used for applications including hypersonic aircraft and space vehicles. These materials are typically non-oxides with melting/decomposition temperatures in excess of 3000 °C. Examples include borides, nitrides, and carbides of Group IV-V metals in the periodic table, such as ZrB2, HfB2, ZrC, HfC, TaC, and HfN. Si is also included as SiC can be used to improve oxidation resistance. The database can be used to calculate phase diagrams and thermodynamic properties of assessed systems, but also for predicting phase equilibria, melting temperatures, and simulating operation processes for a wide range of compositions.

TCUHTM3 enables predictions (such as multicomponent phase equilibria calculations, equilibrium solidification simulations, and Scheil solidification simulations) to be made for multicomponent systems and alloys of industrial importance. This means that the database can be used to extrapolate to higher-order systems by combining several critically assessed systems.

TCUHTM3 was developed to be used with nearly our entire suite of products: Thermo-Calc, the Add-on Modules, except for the Additive Manufacturing Module, and all available SDKs.

TCUHTM3 does not currently have a corresponding mobility database.

Highlights of the Latest Release

The new version of our Ultra-high Temperature Materials Database, TCUHTM3, was released with Thermo-Calc 2026b. Read the Release Notes for more details.

  • 5 new elements: Al, Cr, Nb, Ti, and V (13 total)
  • 120 new phases (167 total)
  • 50 new binary systems assessed (78 total)
  • 59 new ternary systems assessed (100 total)
  • Combines FCC_A1 and FCC_B1 structures into the FCC_A1 phase to have a better description of the solubilities
  • 2 binary systems reassessed: B-Zr and Hf-N
  • Adds molar volume for new elements
  • The TCUHTM3 database has extended its usage to MAX phase-based materials, which are a family of layered, hexagonal carbides and nitrides, possessing a distinct combination of some of the best properties of metals and engineering ceramics. The 211, 312 and 413 types of the MAX phases are modelled in TCUHTM3.
  • The addition of Nb, Ti and V enable the calculation of the Nb, Ti and V-based ultra-high temperature materials, including borides, carbides, nitrides and oxides

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