Metals Process Simulation
Learn about metals process simulation in manufacturing. Discover the methods, models, and tools used to predict microstructure and mechanical properties of metals.
ASM HANDBOOK
Edited by D.U. Furrer; S.L. Semiatin
ASM International
Volume 22B
Publication date: 2010
Covers the problems of simulation of processes of melting, casting, powder metallurgy, heat treatment, welding, grinding, diffusion coating, forming, bending, forging and other deformation processes.
- Describes the methods, models, and tools used to simulate manufacturing processes and predict the microstructure and mechanical properties of metals and metal parts.
- Covers a wide range of processes
- from melting, casting, and solidification
- to heat treating, welding, and machining.
- Also addresses
- powder metallurgy
- additive manufacturing
- diffusion coating
- forming
- bending
- forging
- other deformation processes.
- Offers guidance on how to develop and assess input data for simulations, including
- thermophysical property data
- grain-boundary data
- flow stress
- texture data
- 3D microstructure data.
- Discusses the integration of modeling and simulation in design, particularly as it applies to
- design optimization
- uncertainty
- error propagation.
- Includes a review of commercial tools and their application to industrial alloys.
Table of Contents
Input Data for Simulations
- Introduction to Metals Process Simulation
- Thermophysical Properties of Liquids and Solidification Microstructure Characteristics—Benchmark Data Generated in Microgravity
- Thermophysical Properties
- Measurement of Thermophysical Properties at High Temperatures for Liquid, Semisolid, and Solid Commercial Alloys
- Measurement and Interpretation of Flow Stress Data for the Simulation of Metal-Forming Processes
- Grain-Boundary Energy and Mobility
- Texture Measurement and Analysis
- Three-Dimensional Microstructure Representation
Simulation types
Phase Diagrams and Transformations
- Commercial Alloy Phase Diagrams and Their Industrial Applications
- The Application of Thermodynamic and Material Property Modeling to Process Simulation of Industrial Alloys
Solidification
- Modeling of Transport Phenomena during Solidification Processes
- Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processes
- Computational Analysis of the Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) and Electroslag Remelting (ESR) Processes
- Formation of Microstructures, Grain Textures, and Defects during Solidification
- Modeling of Dendritic Grain Solidification
- Modeling of Laser-Additive Manufacturing Processes
- Modeling of Porosity Formation during Solidification
Metal Forming Processes
- Finite Element Method Applications in Bulk Forming
- Sheet Metal Forming Simulation
Powder Metallurgy Processes
- Modeling of Powder Metallurgy Processes
- Modeling and Simulation of Press and Sinter Powder Metallurgy
- Modeling of Hot Isostatic Pressing
- Modeling and Simulation of Metal Powder Injection Molding
Machining Processes
- Modeling and Simulation of Machining
- Modeling Sheet Shearing Processes for Process Design
- Modeling of Residual Stress and Machining Distortion in Aerospace Components
Joining Operations
- Introduction to Integrated Weld Modeling Simulation of Rotational Welding Operations
- Simulation of Friction Stir Welding
- Modeling of Diffusion Bonding
Heat Treatment Processes
- Heating and Heat-Flow Simulation
- Simulation of Induction Heating Prior to Hot Working and Coating
- Simulation of Induction Heat Treating
- Modeling of Quenching, Residual-Stress Formation, and Quench Cracking
- Simulation of Diffusion in Surface and Interface Reactions
Integration of Modeling and Simulation in Design
- Solid Modeling
- Design Optimization Methodologies
- Uncertainty Management in Materials Design and Analysis
- Manufacturing Cost Estimating
Reference Information
- Software for Computational Materials Modeling and Simulation
- Useful Formulas for Metals Processing
- Glossary of Terms: Metals Process Simulation
