Summary report of CALPHAD XLII – San Sebastian, Spain, 2013

175 scientists from 25 countries participated in CALPHAD XLII Conference. It was held in San Sebastian, Spain, May 26–31, 2013, with 83 oral presentations, 84 posters and 4 software demonstrations. The topics covered during the conference were gathered in nine categories: Modeling and Software; Diffusion; Ab initio; CALPHAD Assessments and Experiments; Modeling of Al, Mg and Ni Materials; Metallic Glass, Liquid and Nano Materials; Phase field; Slags, oxides and nuclear materials; and Modeling of Fe Alloys. In this brief summary, highlights of the conference are presented with titles and abstracts of all presentations.