A method for the phase-field modeling of interdiffusion microstructures was developed by directly linking free energy and mobility data to available databases. Its applications were demonstrated for the case of microstructural evolution in γ+β/γ and γ+β/γ+β diffusion couples.

Simulating Interdiffusion Microstructures in Ni–Al–Cr Diffusion Couples - a Phase Field Approach Coupled with CALPHAD Database. K.Wu, Y.A.Chang, Y.Wang: Scripta Materialia, 2004, 50[8], 1145-50