Phase-field simulations of multi-component solidification and coarsening based on thermodynamic datasets

The utilization of thermodynamic and mobility data plays a major role in quantitative phase-field modeling. The present thesis discusses this topic on a theoretical level and deals with the application of such data for phase-field studies. These studies cover the solidification of Al-Si-Mg for a variation of composition, diffusion coefficients and surface energy anisotropies, as well as the process of coarsening in the system Fe-Cu.