FactSage is a fully integrated database computing system in chemical thermodynamics and consists of a variety of information, database, calculation and manipulation modules that access various pure substances and solution databases. It is installed at hundreds of industrial, governmental and academic sites around the world.
FactSage is employed in materials science, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, corrosion, glass technology, combustion, ceramics, geology, etc. It is used internationally in graduate and undergraduate teaching and research. For details on the latest version FactSage 8.3 visit www.FactSage.com
FactSageEdu is a free demonstation version of FactSage ideally suited for teaching thermochemistry in universities. It serves as a demonstration package for those interested in finding out more about FactSage.
The FactSage Education 8.3 Package of software, databases and documentation
contains over 19,000 files and runs under Windows.
After downloading the FactSage Education 8.3 Package you must install the program in the folder
c:\FactSageEdu of your personal computer (PC).
It is NOT permitted to install the package in any other folder
(e.g. "Program Files", etc.) or on the network server.
The program must have access to the Internet.
When you first run FactSage the program accesses www.factsage.com in order to validate the package.
This validation process is a one-time operation and when finished you may disconnect from the Internet (i.e. airplane mode).
Note: there are no uploads - that is, no files are copied from your computer.
FactSageEdu expires at the end of June 2025.
This expiration date (2025-06-30) may be revised.
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After downloading CD-FactSageEdu83.exe you are ready to extract the setup files.
When you first run CD-FactSageEdu83.exe you may be blocked by Windows Defender or other antivirus software.
Make sure you are running CD-FactSageEdu83.exe that was downloaded above (1. Download FactSage Education 8.3 Package).
To continue click More info and then click Run anyway.
Press Install to start the extraction.
The size of the files may be different from those listed in the screenshot.
Click on 'Next' and use the default settings.
This will install FactSage Education 8.3 in the folder c:\FactSageEdu
and update the previous version if it exists.
When finished click on the FactSage Education icon (or open c:\FactSageEdu\FactSage.exe)
to run FactSage Education 8.3.
FactSageEdu - Summary
FactSage Education 8.3 (FactSageEdu) is a free version of FactSage 8.3 with some restrictions
on the FactSage 8.3 Apps and FACT Databases.
Complete details on FactSage 8.3 are given at
www.FactSage.com
Minimum System Requirements: Equivalent to the minimum system requirements for running Microsoft Windows 10 operating system.
Recommended System Requirements: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 or above; CPU: Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz (or an equivalent AMD processor) or better: RAM: 16 GB or more: Storage: 7200 RPM or better HDD or SSD
FactSageEdu - Restrictions
FactSageEdu
gives you free access to most of the FactSage 8.3 Apps and FACT (FT) databases
but with certain restrictions as follows.
OptiSage, CalphadOPtimizer, Results, Viscosity.
How to install FactSage Education 8.3 on your computer
In order to install FactSage Education 8.3 on your computer you must perform 3 tasks:
- download and save the file CD-FactSageEdu83.exe (approx. size 425 MB)
- run CD-FactSageEdu83.exe and extract the setup files
- run Setup-FactSageEdu.exe and install the program in C:\FactSageEdu
1. Download FactSage Education 8.3 Package
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We will then email you details on how to download the file CD-FactSageEdu83.exe.
CD-FactSageEdu83.exe is a self-extractor that creates the setup files for the FactSage installation.
Run CD-FactSageEdu83.exe and enter the name of a temporary destination folder where the extracted files
are to be stored. For example C:\Temp
- do NOT extract into C:\FactSage, C:\FactSageEdu or C:\FactSage83, etc.
If the temporary folder does not exist it will be created automatically.
This will create the following folder and files
\CD-FactSageEdu83\...
and the sub-folders
Setup-FactSage.exe, ShowMe.htm, ReadMe.htm, Config.dat, Configs.dll, Configs.txt ... etc.
\CD-FactSageEdu83\Images\ ...
\CD-FactSageEdu83\FactMore\ ...
3. Install FactSage Education 8.3
Run Setup-FactSageEdu.exe to start the FactSage Education 8.3 Setup Wizard.
Click the FactSage Education icon displayed on the screen
or alternately open FactSage.exe located in the folder c:\FactSageEdu Your computer must be connected to the Internet. When you first run FactSage the program accesses www.factsage.com in order to validate the package. This validation process is repeated periodically.
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FactSage Education 8.3 expires at the end of June 2025.
This expiration date (2025-06-30) may be revised.
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