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PL8TM
Plane or axisymmetrical thermo-metallurgical element
Description
Coupling of the thermal analysis with the metallurgical structure.
The element is defined by 8 nodes specified in NODES(8) following to the order indicated in the figure.
Type: 151
Implemented by: R. Charlier, 1982
Files
Prepro: PL8TMA.F
Lagamine: PL8TMB.F
Input file
| Title (A5) | |
|---|---|
| TITLE | “PL8TM” in the first 5 columns |
| Control data (I5) | |
| NELEM | Number of elements |
| Definition of the elements (3I5/8I5) | |
| NINTE | Number of integration points (4 or 5) |
| LMAT1 | Thermal law |
| LMAT2 | Metallurgical law |
| NODES(8) | List of nodes |
Remarks:
Thermal law: [1, NLAW]
Metallurgical law: [NLAW+1, NLAW+MLAW]
Results
SIGMA(9):
- $\gamma$ = austenite percentage
- $P_r$ = proeutectoid percentage
- $P_e$ = pearlite percentage
- $B_a$ = bainite percentage
- $M_a$ = martensite percentage
- $f_x$, $f_y$ = conductive flow
- $f_c$ = heat absorbed by the increase of temperature
- $f_q$ = heat absorbed by phase change
No internal variable.