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    Titanium 6Al 4V - Weldability to other metals

    Hi people, Titanium 6Al 4V has a weldability rated as 'fair'. What about weldability to other materials such as aluminium, copper, stainless steel, etc..? What kind of weldin/soldering technics would have to be used> Thank you, oli Mech. Eng.
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    CFD to FEA data transfer procedure

    Hi guys, I'm looking for people with experience in transfering data from CFD simulation to FEA analysis software. The packages involved are Fluent 5.5 for CFD and Ideas 9 for the FEA. I've had a few (apparently succesful) tries already but the accuracy of the results is very critical so I need...
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    FE modelling of Kevlar rods

    Hi all, I need guidance with the FE modelling of Kevlar material. Can it be dealt with in a simple manner (ie assuming it's isotropic) or do I have to start worrying about composites properties, element orientation in the FE model ... I'm running Ideas 8m2 for 3D modelling and FEA. Cheers oli
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    SDRC Ideas 8: FEA using gravity only as load ...

    Hi all, Following the examples from the help files I created a gravity vector (0,-9.81,0 scale 1 as per default) set it up in the BC and ran the analysis. Unexpected results were found. I realised that even so units for design and meshing can be specified (in my case mm and Newtons) unit for...
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