THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATION OF PHASE DIAGRAM AND PHASE STABILITY WITH NANO-SIZE PARTICLES.

In the present paper, the surface tensions and interfacial energies for pure metals and alloys for different structures were predicted by combining with the evaluated thermodynamic parameters in the framework of the CALPHAD (Calculation of Phase Diagrams) method. It is shown that the calculated results are in good agreement with the existing experimental data. On the basis of the predicted values of surface tension and interfacial energy, the phase stability and phase diagram with nano-size particles can be calculated by considering the Gibbs-Thomson equation. The calculated results for pure Fe indicate that the fcc phase is more stable with the decreasing of size of particles, which is in agreement with the experimental data reported, and the phase diagram with nano-size particle can be calculated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]