Can Radioss model a coupled thermal-structural analysis with deletion of elements

Gary Styger

I want to model a machining/cutting 2D plane strain model of a cutting tool/insert with a workpiece.

The workpiece would have Johnson-Cook material properties. The cutting tool/insert would either be rigid or tungsten carbide. The workpiece would need to include damage in order to model the "separation" of the chip from the workpiece during machining. This would require deletion of the elements as the simulation progresses.

My question is therefore:

Can Radioss model a coupled thermal-structural analysis with deletion of elements?

Can heat transfer properties be varied with temperature?

The attached paper gives an idea what has been achieved with Abaqus Explicit.

These problems have also been solved with SPH techniques. Please see the attached paper.

Any information would be most welcome.

Julien Guye_21659

Hi Gary, please let me answer offline and connect you to our team of specialists

Gary Styger

Julien Guye_21659 said:

Hi Gary, please let me answer offline and connect you to our team of specialists

Much appreciated.