MedeA Application Notes for Steel & Metal Alloys
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MEDEA's-MT-Elastic Properties automates the calculation of elastic properties from first-principles. 
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Accurate measurements of diffusion coefficients of atoms in solids are difficult and deviations between different experiments can be several orders of magnitude. For the benchmark case of hydrogen diffusion in nickel first-principles calculations give a remarkable agreement with available experimental data especially near room temperature. Thus, computations of diffusion coefficients can be comparable in reliability with measured data. Simulations are possible for situations such as high strain, or slow processes where measurements are difficult or impractical. 
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The temperature-induced phase transition from monoclinic to tetragonal ZrO₂ is predicted from first principles calculations using a quasi-harmonic approach for the vibrational enthalpy and entropy. The computed transition temperature is within 15% of the experimental value. Relative trends due to vacancies, alloying elements, and mechanical stress can be expected to have a higher accuracy. The present results show the importance of thermal expansion, which is here also obtained from first principles. 
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Ab Initio calculations (VASP) correctly predict the monoclinic phase to be the most stable at low temperatures, followed by the tetragonal, and the high-temperature cubic phases. The structural information and heat of formation obtained provide a sound starting point for calculations of thermodynamic properties. |
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This application shows the calculation of the elastic constants of TiB₂, a hexagonal structure. 
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The surface energy of a material is defined as the energy required to create a surface (h k l) from the bulk material. Surface energies are usually given in units of J/m2. 
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Iodine is a fission product of uranium. It can attack the inner side of zircaloy cladding in nuclear power reactors leading to cracking and fracture. Computations show that iodine molecules adsorb and dissociate on a zirconium surface without an energy barrier. The binding energy of iodine on this surface is large (nearly 300 kJ/mol per iodine atom), but the barriers for surface diffusion is only 6.8 kJ/mol. This gives rise to rapid surface diffusion allowing iodine atoms to reach the crack tips faster than the propagation of cracks. 
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The correct lattice parameters of a crystalline structure are of fundamental importance for any reliable computational predictions of materials properties. This case study shows the calculation of the lattice parameters of titanium carbide, TiC. 
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The insertion of interstitial impurities in a host lattice causes local deformations of the lattice. The 
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Ferromagnetism has its quantum mechanic origin in the difference of spin-up and spin-down |
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The purpose of this study is the computation of the cleavage energy of a material, i.e. the energy 
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In Chromium and Chromium alloys antiferromagnetic ordering and spin-density-waves (SDW) states are at the origin of many physical properties like thermal expansion, elastic constants, and electrical resistivity among others. 
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