Computational material engineering is an emerging method that has proven to play a very important role in providing successful technology solutions. From materials property modeling and material process optimization to development of new high performance alloys and finding specific answers to sophisticated materials-related technological problems of our real-world industries. Finding the solutions at lower cost and much faster than via traditional trial and error methods shortens the development process of materials-enabled products.

A major pillar of MatCalc Engineering is to provide technology solutions, as well as services building on the application of the software solutions integrated in MatCalc. Our expert team maintains continuous interaction with the MatCalc development group and can customize algorithms and create new technological solutions for emerging problems in the framework of MatCalc.
Our modeling competences include:

Phase equilibria

• Identification of stable and metastable phases
• Phase compositions
• Evaluation of state parameters phases (heat capacities, molar entropies, chemical potentials, etc.)
• Evaluation of driving forces for the phase formation 

Cast structures

• Chemical composition of primary precipitates
• Evaluation of microsegregation in the solidified structures

Precipitation kinetics

• Amount of precipitated phase
• Precipitate sizes and number densities
• Precipitate composition
• Temperature-Time-Precipitate (TTP) diagrams

Microstructure evolution

• Vacancy concentration
• Dislocation density
• Subgrain sizes
• Grain sizes
• Recrystallization and recovery processes

Evaluation of thermo-mechanical treatments

• Homogenization
• Solution treatment
• Ageing, annealing
• Material deformation

Mechanical property estimation

• Yield strength predications
• Flow-curve modeling

Through process modeling

• Optimization of each process step by simulating the consequences on the final product

Cell simulation

• Long-range diffusion
• Coupled precipitation / diffusion

Materials characterization and testing

MatCalc Engineering GmbH has the technology, the expertise, and the background to perform different experimental methods to provide answers to our customers. Generally, the techniques used for a given problem are selected based on the information needed.
Our materials characterization and testing capabilities include:

Microscopy

• Optical light microscopy
• Scanning electron microscopy
• Transmission electron microscopy
• Electron backscatter diffraction

Mechanical testing

• Tensile tests
• Dilatometer
• Hot deformation tests (Gleeble)
• Hardness measurements

Thermal analysis

• Differential scanning calorimetry
• Thermogravimetric analysis
• Thermomechanical analysis