Mission & Achievements

APDIC promotes phase diagram evaluation and the dissemination of high-quality information, its application in industry and academia.

Phase Diagrams Applications

Phase diagrams are essential tools for understanding material behavior under varying conditions. This page provides a curated and continually expanding list of valuable resources for learning about applications of phase diagrams in research and industry.

	A primer on "How to Read and Apply Phase Diagrams" in the current environment of powerful thermodynamic software packages is presented in the open access paper "Phase Diagrams: The Beginning of Wisdom" (by R. Schmid-Fetzer), J. of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion, 35 (2014) 735–760 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-014-0343-5 It is a brief guide into using this cornerstone of knowledge in materials science and engineering and offers assistance in the proper interpretation of results obtained from state-of-the-art Calphad-type thermodynamic calculations. Starting from the very basics it also covers advanced aspects. Read more: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-014-0343-
	Industrial Applications and The APDIC Industrial Award: Many explicit examples of most successful industrial applications are also given in the citations of the "Recipients of APDIC Industrial Award". The APDIC Industrial Award is given annually since 2003 to leading companies with demonstrated excellence in operational research, achievements in material dominated technologies or management, relating to Materials Chemistry and Phase Diagrams.