Pandat
Workshop: Innovative Approaches to Materials Research Using Pandat Software
preconference workshop by CompuTherm LLC at CALPHAD 2025
Workshop Objectives:
- Introduce participants to the latest features and enhancements in Pandat software.
- Demonstrate practical applications of Pandat’s capabilities in materials research.
- Provide hands-on experience with PandatX command-line interface and the PanPython SDK for high-throughput computations.
Key Applications:
1. Phase Diagram Calculation:
- Utilize phase diagrams and Scheil solidification simulations to mitigate detrimental intermetallic phases in secondary Al alloys.
- Generate stable and metastable material-to-material phase diagrams to understand phase stability and transformations in multi-component gradient materials.
2. Precipitation and Recrystallization Simulation:
Predict the microstructural evolution in wrought aluminum alloys during homogenization, hot extrusion/rolling, and aging treatments to optimize their mechanical properties.
3. Diffusion Simulation:
Simulate diffusion processes, including diffusion couple, carburization, galvanization, and dissolution.
4. Solidification Path and Microsegregation Simulation:
Predict solidification paths, dendrite arm coarsening, and microsegregation during casting, taking the cooling rate effect into consideration.
5. High-Throughput Computations:
Conduct large-scale, high-throughput simulations using PandatX and the PanPython SDK to accelerate materials discovery and development.