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Casting Simulation Software.


Magmasoft is Magma's software for all casting processes and materials. Developed for foundrymen by foundrymen, it is a comprehensive tool for an economical and sound casting process. Simulation of mold filling, solidification so·lid·i·fy  
v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies

v.tr.
1. To make solid, compact, or hard.

2. To make strong or united.

v.intr.
, mechanical properties and residual stresses Residual stresses are stresses that remain after the original cause of the stresses (external forces, heat gradient) has been removed. They remain along a cross section of the component, even without the external cause.  supplies the necessary information for the optimization optimization

Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics.
 of the casting process prior to any tool or pattern making. Fully menu-driven with its own Solid Modeller and various CAD interfaces for geometry input, the software is a turnkey solution. It helps to avoid gating and feeding problems, predict casting quality, aid permanent mold design and reduce fettling fet·tling  
n. Metallurgy
Fettle.
 costs. The stress/strain module MAGMAstress helps provide answers to the important foundry quality issues of hot tear tendencies, residual stresses, and casting and die distortion. The add-on cast iron module MAGMAiron predicts casting structures and properties as a function of melting and treatment practice, composition and solidification path. MAGMAdisa allows modeling and optimization of process conditions for vertically parted molds. MAGMA magma (măg`mə): see lava.
magma

Molten or partially molten rock from which igneous rocks form, usually consisting of silicate liquid. Magma migrates either at depth or to the Earth's surface, where it is ejected as lava.
 steel allows the prediction of macrosegregation

patterns, helps to evaluate the optimal feeding system and ensures adequate heat treatment. The low-pressure and high-pressure diecasting modules, MAGMAlpdc and MAGMAhpdc, allow process simulation and in-situ control for permanent mold applications.
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Publication:Modern Casting
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 1999
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