MAGMAsteel
The path to sound and profitable steel castings
The MAGMAsteel module provides extended capabilities to support the entire manufacturing route for steel castings, from layout through heat treatment, production planning and methoding.
Convection and Segregation
MAGMAsteel uses the latest models to calculate the velocities and pressures of the metal in both the liquid melt and mushy zone due to thermal and solutal natural convection. The effects of this flow on the thermal map in the solidifying casting are taken into account. The calculated velocities are also coupled with an advanced microsegregation model for the dendritic scale, to track the redistribution of the elements in the alloy and predict macrosegregation.
Heat Treatment
The heat treatment of a steel casting plays a deciding role in determining the final microstructure and mechanical properties of the cast part. MAGMAsteel calculates heat transfer during the heat treatment process based on the changing conditions during austenitization, quenching and tempering. The analysis provides a prediction of the local microstructures and mechanical properties throughout the casting.
The hot tear susceptibility of steel castings can also be simulated in combination with the MAGMAstress module. MAGMAsteel and MAGMAstress are add-on modules that require an existing installation of the standard MAGMASOFT® program.
Convection and Segregation
MAGMAsteel uses the latest models to calculate the velocities and pressures of the metal in both the liquid melt and mushy zone due to thermal and solutal natural convection. The effects of this flow on the thermal map in the solidifying casting are taken into account. The calculated velocities are also coupled with an advanced microsegregation model for the dendritic scale, to track the redistribution of the elements in the alloy and predict macrosegregation.
Heat Treatment
The heat treatment of a steel casting plays a deciding role in determining the final microstructure and mechanical properties of the cast part. MAGMAsteel calculates heat transfer during the heat treatment process based on the changing conditions during austenitization, quenching and tempering. The analysis provides a prediction of the local microstructures and mechanical properties throughout the casting.
The hot tear susceptibility of steel castings can also be simulated in combination with the MAGMAstress module. MAGMAsteel and MAGMAstress are add-on modules that require an existing installation of the standard MAGMASOFT® program.