Modeling & Simulation (Page 5)

Weld thermal history, which greatly affects material microstructure especially in the heat affected zone (HAZ), can be difficult to predict accurately. As part of its ICME approach to predicting microstructural behavior in welding steels, EWI employs welding thermal cycle data -- welding parameters, materials chemical composition, joint design, and materials thickness as baseline inputs --...

Integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) principles can be applied to model thermo-mechanical material behavior in joining and additive manufacturing applications. Demonstrations and examples have been presented in several recent EWI publications.* The ICME framework can also offer a solution approach to modeling microstructural response in similar applications. EWI Principal Engineer Michael Eff and Senior Technology...

Manufacturing strategies in the 21st century are driven by the need to bring new and differentiated products to market at increasingly accelerated rates. Newer designs, application of advanced materials, and reduced development times propel manufacturers to employ innovative approaches for characterizing performance. To this end, integrated computational materials engineering (ICME), an analytical framework used to...