Warning! Note that elemental potentials taken from alloy descriptions may not work well for the pure species. This is particularly true if the elements were fit for compounds instead of being optimized separately. As with all interatomic potentials, please check to make sure that the performance is adequate for your problem.
Citation: Y.-M. Kim, and B.-J. Lee (2008), "Modified embedded-atom method interatomic potentials for the Ti-C and Ti-N binary systems", Acta Materialia, 56(14), 3481-3489. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2008.03.027.
Abstract: Modified embedded-atom method (MEAM) interatomic potentials for the Ti-C and Ti-N binary systems have been developed using previously developed MEAM potentials of Ti, C and N. The potential parameters were determined by fitting to experimental data on the enthalpy of formation, lattice parameter, elastic constants, thermal linear expansion of NaCl-type TiC and TiN, and dilute heat of solution of carbon and nitrogen atoms in hexagonal close-packed Ti. The potentials can describe fundamental physical properties (structural, elastic, thermal and surface properties) of the alloys well, in good agreement with experimental information or first-principles calculations. The applicability of the potentials to atomistic investigations of interactions between TiC or TiN precipitates and matrix, dislocations or other defects, and their effects on deformation and mechanical behaviors of metallic alloys is discussed.