Designate Casting Part

Select the casting parts and define the material, alloy, and temperature.

Note: You need to select a casting part before performing any other operation.
  1. Click the Casting tab.
  2. On the Cast Part icon, click Designate Casting Part.
  3. Click one or more parts.
    The selected parts are displayed in red.


  4. Use the microdialog options to define the material, alloy, and temperature.
  5. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Microdialog Options

Define the material, alloy, and temperature of the casting parts.

Option Description
Material Viewer

Click to examine the material's Thermal, Phase-Change, and Fluid properties.
Material

Select from common ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
Alloy

Select from common alloys of the chosen material.
Temperature

Enter the temperature of the material.

Materials Database

Select a material and an alloy for the casting parts and examine its Thermal, Phase-Change, and Fluid properties.

Option Description
Material Group

Select from common ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
Material Name

Select from common alloys of the chosen material.
Temperature

Enter the temperature of the material.
Property Description
Thermal
Density
The mass divided by the volume (Kg/m3).
Specific Heat
The heat energy required to increase the temperature of a unit quantity (J/Kg·K).
Conductivity
The material's ability to conduct heat (W/m·K).
Environment HTC
The Heat Transfer Coefficient with the environment (W/m2·K).
Phase-Change
Latent Heat
The amount of energy in the form of heat release (J/Kg).
Liquidus Temp
The temperature above which the material is completely liquid (ºC).
Solidus Temp
The temperature below which the material is completely solid (ºC).
Solid Fraction
The graph shows thermal evolution of the alloy during solidification.
Fluid
Dynamic Viscosity
The graph represents the resistance of the fluid to deformation (Pa·s).

Create Material

Customize a material and add it to My Materials.

  1. Select an alloy to customize.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Edit the Thermal, Fluid, or Phase-Change properties.
  4. Enter a New Material Name and click Save.
  5. Click Select to use this material.