ANSYS nCodeD i LifDesignLife

ANSYS Users Group MeetingSeptember 28, 2010

© 2010 CAE Associates

ANSYS nCode DesignLife

ANSYS now offers an advanced set of fatigue analysis capabilities built on ANSYS now offers an advanced set of fatigue analysis capabilities built on nCode’s DesignLife technology.

— Integrated with the ANSYS Workbench platform.Provides ease of use and powerful fatigue analysis in ANSYS— Provides ease of use and powerful fatigue analysis in ANSYS.

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nCode General Information

nCode is the leading developer of fatigue analysis software in the world nCode is the leading developer of fatigue analysis software in the world. DesignLife is the easiest-to-use, most powerful, and most flexible

CAE/FEA fatigue and durability software in the industry.nCode pro ides ad anced fatig e capabilities that the ANSYS Fatig e nCode provides advanced fatigue capabilities that the ANSYS Fatigue module does not contain.

nCode provides ANSYS with their DesignLife Material Library for distribution to all customersdistribution to all customers.

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nCode Main Capabilities

Solvers: Solvers:— Stress-life solver for high cycle fatigue in which nominal stress controls the

fatigue.— Strain-life solver for low cycle fatigue in which the local elastic-plastic strainStrain life solver for low cycle fatigue in which the local elastic plastic strain

controls the fatigue.— Interpolation between material curves depending on temperature.

Loading: Loading:— Constant amplitude.— Time history.— Duty cycleDuty cycle.— Loading sequence.

Materials:Fatigue material library included— Fatigue material library included.

— Create, edit or import material data.

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ANSYS nCode Demonstration

Demonstration problem: Demonstration problem:— Fatigue analysis of a shaft under combined bending and torsion.

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