Complex Modelling Platform based on Digital Material Representation

Proposition of innovative software platform dedicated to modelling of metallurgical processes is presented in the paper. Developed approach is based on the idea of material representation in the form of digital data sets describing various material properties in different length scales. The platform is equipped with additional software modules dedicated to support data gathering, microstructure image analysis, mesh generation and performance of multiscale simulations. The latter module, based on Cellular Automata – Finite Element (CAFE) method, contains two algorithms related to modelling of microstructural phenomena occuring in material during deformation under varying conditions i.e. micro shear and shear bands analysis and recrystallization modelling. The complex approach described in this paper allows not only knowledge based prediction of detailed material properties after thermomechanical metallurgical processes but it also gives possibility to modell entire life cycle of considered material. Thus, it facilitates the investigation of properties of final products and their development by strong quality improvement. Moreover, the platform allows to limit costs of manufacturing by reduction of many expensive industrial trials and their replacement by pure virtual research. Some of the results obtained from application of selected software modules are presented in the paper.