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Program MAP_STEEL_DIFFUSE

  1. Provenance of code.
  2. Purpose of code.
  3. Specification.
  4. Description of subroutine's operation.
  5. References.
  6. Parameter descriptions.
  7. Error indicators.
  8. Accuracy estimate.
  9. Any additional information.
  10. Example of code
  11. Auxiliary subroutines required.
  12. Keywords.
  13. Download source code.
  14. Links.

Provenance of Source Code

The program was produced by

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia
University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London
U. K.

E-mail: hkdb@cam.ac.uk, h.bhadeshia@qmul.ac.uk

Added to MAP: December 2022.

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Purpose

This program allows the calculation of the diffusion coefficient of carbon in austenite, as a function of chemical composition and substitutional solute content. It is based on work by Bhadeshia, and Siller and Mclellan.

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Specification

Language: FORTRAN 
Product form: Graphical User Interface
Platform: compile program for Apple Macintosh, but the source code can be compiled for any operating system.

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Description

The source code is written in FORTRAN. It is self contained and complete.

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References

  1. Diffusion of carbon in austenite, by H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia, Metal Science 15 (1981) 477-478

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Parameters

Input parameters

The temperature and chemical composition (wt%), input directly when running the program.

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Error Indicators

None.

None.

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Accuracy

A full calculation of the error bars is presented in reference.

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Further Comments

It is necessary to have gnuplot installed in advance to see the graphic output automatically.

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Keywords

steel, diffusion of carbon, austenite, quasichemical thermodynamics.

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Download

Download source code in FORTRAN, and compiled file for Apple Macintosh (2022).

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MAP originated from a joint project of the National Physical Laboratory and the University of Cambridge.

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