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Phase equilibria are predicted conventionally using the "free energy" minimisation technique. This method calls for good initial guesses, and special algorithms to ensure convergence. This publication introduces a novel technique to predict phase equilibria overcomes these limitations, using the fundamental properties of thermodynamic functions. This method allows a process of selection and survival of the stable equilibrium phases as would occur in natural systems.

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This is the first, and possibly, the only alternative to the "free energy minimisation" technique for predicting phase equilibria. Since it allows all possible phases and compositions to appear and disappear/grow in the process of evolving towards the equilibrium state, it can be successfully exploited for exploring several phenomena in phase transformations. This algorithm is very simple in structure and operation.

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This page is a summary of: Prediction of multi-phase equilibria in alloy systems by the technique of successive partial equilibration, Calphad, December 1997, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/s0364-5916(98)00002-9.
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