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VERSION 16.0

NEW FEATURES

• optimised all calculations for more speed

• added the possibility to use user defined solidification profiles in the solidification of Al, Mg, Ti, Co, Ni, Zr alloys and General/Stainless Steels (linked to back-diffusion)

• added possibility to use any quenched microstructure in the Tempered Hardness calculation of General Steels

• added Simultaneous Precipitation calculation for austenitic Stainless Steels

• added High Temperature Strength and Flow stress calculations to Cu alloys

• added High Temperature Strength and Flow Stress calculations to cast Mg alloys

• added possibility of tempered condition in High Temperature Strength and Flow Stress calculations to Ti alloy

• more rigorous Solidification and Quenching calculations for General Steels

• more advanced model for Simultaneous Precipitation in General Steels

• advanced TTT calculation for Ti alloys

• improved calculation of High Temperature Strength calculation for Al alloys

• adjusted solidification and cooling properties calculations for Titanium alloys

• more robust back-diffusion calculations

• added time axis in solidification graphs when relevant

• fixed failing calculations at highest temperatures in High Temperature Strength when temperature fixed

• added sanity check on time in user defined cooling/solidification/... profiles

• extended model for grain size evolution in Multi-Pass Hot Rolling calculation for General Steels

• extended model for grain size evolution in Multi-Pass Hot Rolling calculation for General Steels

• many small changes in the GUI

DATABASE CHANGES

• added element Ta and B to Stainless Steels thermodynamic database with phases BN M3B2 MB2_C32 CR2B FE2B and FE3B

• added Co and S to the Cu alloys thermodynamic database with phases CO_HCP, CO_FCC and CU2S

• adjustments in the physical properties databases

EXPORT CHANGES

• added Transformation Plasticity Coefficients to export to DEFORM-HT

• improved and extended SYSWELD and PROCAST export

• improved Transvalor SIMHEAT Nitriding export

• added Cu alloys export to FORGE, THERCAST, DEFORM, QFORM, Abaqus and Simufact

• added Mg cast alloys export to FORGE, THERCAST, DEFORM, QFORM, Abaqus and Simufact

• improved Ansys Workbench export (strain unit + 100 points limit)

• added hardness column to Transvalor for Steel export

• fixed default export settings for QFORM-HT

BUG FIXES

• fixed issue in Sysweld export introduced in v15

• fixed potential failures in several calculations linked to the use of a new compiler version

• fixed potential issue using a user defined time-temperature cooling profile for General Steels

• fixed potential issues for Al and Mg alloys strength calculations

• fixed potential issue in Titanium Cooling Properties if no Alpha present but all Martensite

• fixed potential issue with the High Temperature Strength of a General Steel in tempered state when lean composition

• fixed potential failure in Nickel alloys Creep calculation and consistency with rupture calculation

• fixed potential failure in Nickel alloys Heat Treatment calculation

• fixed small inconsistencies in the General Steels TTT calculations

• fixed small renormalisation issues in Ti and Cu alloys when secondary phases are present

• fixed potential issue with the automatic calculation of cooling rate for General Steels properties export to third party packages

• fixed inaccuracy for grain size of Stainless Steel used in High Temperature Strength calculation

• fixed sanity check of user defined cooling profiles

• fixed possible missing specific heat points in General Steels Quench Properties plots

• fixed back-diffusion not used in Homogenisation calculation

• fixed display of cooling profile plots for Homogenisation calculation