Flow Chart for DOE(Department Of Energy) Project

WorkPiece 3-D CAD Model Construction

Industrial HT Practice Load Thermal Thermal Properties Surface finish, Agitation level Boundary condition
Alloy FD Models Furnace
Database Pattern Schedule Database Quenchant type, Quench Tank h(T)

QUENCHCALC Module
ProCast , User or HTFURNACE Module Heat balance
Experiment Heat transfer in loaded Heat in-Heat out
heat treatment furnace =Heat accumulation

Solidification Thermal History of every /certain QUENCHCALC Output File

Thermal Cycle workpieces or certain elements T(x,y,z,t), dT/dt(x,y,z,t) TTP Curve database
das, θf, θc, T(part, x,y,z,t) during Cooling process CT(K1, K2, K3, K4, K5,T)

PTLOAD Module TPCONTROL Module PCALC Module

Load pattern optimization Furnace control optimization Solve Quench Factor Aging Process
Q(x,y,z) T4,T6,T851
Rong
Sisson
Phase diagram Diffusivity Morral and Brody
Database Database
Alloy,n, Ci=f(T) Alloy, n, Doij, Qij

PHASECALC Module DIFFCALC Module

User Input
Access & Compute Access & Compute
Thermal schedule Legend
Phase Relations Diffusivity Relations

Module

Microstructure Microstructure
CASTSEG Module CASTSOLN Module
CASTSEG Output File CASTSOLN Output File
Compute Phase Formation & Compute Phase Dissolution & Database
Alloy, n, das, θf, θc Alloy, n, das, θf, θc
Solute redistribution during Solute redistribution during
Ci=f(λ,t), fΦ= f(λ,t) Ci=f(λ,t), fΦ= f(λ,t)
solidification & Cooling cycle Solutionizing thermal cycle

Input File

Properties Database PCALC Output File

PROPCALC Module Mechanical Properties
Alloy, n Hardness prediction,
Compute Mechanical Properties PROPCALC Output File
YS=f(das, Ts,θs,%P,%Φ) Microstructure, Distortion Output File
based on Alloy composition, as-cast TS, YS, %EL@x,y,z
TS= (das, Ts,θs,%P,%Φ)
structure & heat treatment
%EL= (das, Ts,θs,%P,%Φ)

Display

POST-PROCESS Module
Compute Phase Formation & Green –From other softwares
Solute redistribution during Tan--- Temperature level
Solidification & Cooling cycle Blue---Microstructure level
Rose--- Property level
Lavender—Post-processing
OPTIMIZATION
To optimize solidification, Results Display
solutionizing and quenching cycle