Articles and Papers

The following papers give more details about the scientific principles used in JMatPro and validation of data.

Physical and thermo-physical properties

• Modelling of Materials Properties and Behaviour Critical to Casting Simulation
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé Materials Science and Engineering A, 413-414 (2005) 465-469
• Modelling Material Properties of Lead-Free Solder Alloys
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 37 No1, 2008, pp23-31
• An Integrated Approach to the Calculation of Materials Properties for Ti-Alloys
  N. Saunders, X. Li, A.P. Miodownik and J.-Ph.Schillé Ti-2003: Proceedings 10th World Conference on Titanium, July 13-18 Hamburg Germany

TTT/CCT calculations

• The calculation of TTT and CCT diagrams for General Steels
  N. Saunders, Z. Guo, X. Li, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé Internal report
• Modelling of materials properties in Duplex Stainless Steels
  X. Li, A. P. Miodownik, N. Saunders, Materials Science and Technology, 18, (2002), 861
• Modelling Phase transformations and materials properties critical to the prediction of distortion during the heat treatment of steels
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé , International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties, vol. 4, No2, pp187-195, (2009)

Mechanical properties

• Quantification of High Temperature Strength of Nickel-based Superalloys
  Zhanli Guo, N. Saunders, A.P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé Materials Science Forum, Vols 546-549,2007, pp 1319-1326
• Modelling High Temperature Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Evolution in Ni-based Superalloys
  N. Saunders, Z. Guo, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé internal report
• Prediction of room temperature mechanical properties in aluminium castings
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A.P. Miodownik, J.P. Schillé Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processes, 19-22 August 2007, Dalian, China
• Modelling of Creep in Nickel Based Superalloys
  A.P. Miodownik, X. Li, N. Saunders and J.-Ph. Schillé presented at 6th International Charles Parsons Turbine Conference, Dublin, Eire

JMatPro linked with CAE packages

• Modelling of Material Properties - A Viable Solution to the Lack of Material Data in Casting Simulation
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, E. Hepp and J.-Ph. Schilllé
• Simulation of shrinkage defect formation in exhaust manifold castings
  Z. Guo, Y.H. Yim, S. Kijima, J.P. Schillé The 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processes 12-15 April 2010, Incheon, Korea
• Modelling materials properties critical to simulation of hot stamping
  Z. Guo, G. Kang, N. Saunders The 13th International Conference on Metal Forming 19-22 September 2010, Toyohashi, Japan
• Materials properties and its applications in processing simulation (In Chinese)
  Z. Guo, G. Kang, N. Saunders, J.P. Schillé 25-28 October 2009, Tianjin, China, 2009

Flow stress

• Modelling High Temperature Flow Stress Curves of Titanium Alloys
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé MRS Conference, 9-12 June 2008 Chongqing, China

Fatigue

• Modelling The Strain_Life Relationship of Commercial Alloys
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé Proceedings of CREEP8, Eighth International Conference on Creep and Fatigue at Elevated Temperatures July 22-26, 2007, San Antonio, Texas

General

• Using JMatPro to Model Materials Properties and Behavior
  N. Saunders, Z. Guo, X. Li, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé JOM, Dec. 2003, 65
• Modelling the materials properties and behaviour of Ni-based superalloys
  N. Saunders, Z. Guo, X. Li, A.P. Miodownik and J.-Ph. Schillé10th International Symposium on Superalloys, 19-23 September 2004, Champion, Pennsylvania, pp.849-858
• Materials Properties for Process Simulation
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, A. P. Miodownik and J-Ph. Schillé Materials Science and engineering A 499 (2009)7-13
• Modelling Phase Transformations and Material Properties Critical to Simulation of Heat Treatment Distortion in Steels
  Z. Guo, N. Saunders, J.P. Schillé Netsu Shori, Vol.49, Special Issue vol.2, pp753-756, 2009
• The Modelling of Stable and Metastable Phase Formation in Multi-Component Al-Alloys
  N. Saunders, published in the proceedings of 9th International Conference on Aluminium alloys, Brisbane, Australia August 2-5 2004
• The Coarsening Kinetics of γ' Particles in Ni-based Superalloys
  N. Saunders and A.P. Miodownik Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, Volume 33A, November 2002 3367-3373

The CALPHAD method

The Monograph on the Calculation of Phase Diagrams (CALPHAD), authored by staff at Sente Software, may be consulted for background information at any desired level.

• N. Saunders and A. P. Miodownik, CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) A Comprehensive Guide Pergamon Materials Series: vol. 1, ed. R. W. Cahn (Elsevier, Oxford, 1998)

Articles on CALPHAD method

• Application of CALPHAD Techniques in the Development of a New Gas-Turbine Disk Alloy
  C. J. Small and N. Saunders, MRS Bulletin, April 1999, p.22
• Modelling of Phase Equilibria in Ti-alloys
  N. Saunders, in Titanium '95: Science and Technology, eds.P.Bleckinsop W.J.Evans and H.M.Flower (Institute of Materials, London 1996), p.2167
• Phase Diagram Calculations for Ni-Based Superalloys
  N. Saunders, in Superalloys 1996 eds. R.D.Kissinger et al (TMS, Warrendale, 1996), p.101
• Phase Equilibria in Multi-Component gamma -TiAl Based Alloys
  N. Saunders, in Gamma Titanium Aluminides 1999, eds.Y-W.Kim et al. (TMS Warrendale, PA, 199) p.183
• The Application of Calculated Phase Equilibria to Multi-Component Al-alloys (Bilingual English-Japanese) N. Saunders, J. JILM, 51, (2001), p.141
• The Application of CALPHAD Calculations to Ni-based Superalloys
  N. Saunders, M. Fahrmann and C. J. Small, in Superalloys 2000, eds. K. A. Green, T. M. Pollock and R. D. Kissinger (TMS, Warrendale, 2000), 803
• Theory and Practice of Computer Modelling of Phase Diagrams for Cast Irons
  R.A.Harding and N.Saunders, Trans.American Foundryman's Society, 105, (1997), p.451