Blank page is used define the thermal material for blank. If there are multiple blanks, the user may define different material for different blanks. The blank geometry will be defined on the main interface of Blank. If the blank geometry is not defined, it shows No defined blank geometry on the page. The blank material interface is illustrated in Figure 8.3.112.

Figure 8.3.112  Thermal analysis dialog box

MODE

Common thermal material: If there are multiple blanks, use the same material for all of them.

Individual thermal material: If there are multiple blanks, the user may defined different materials for different blanks. Select blank from the list box after this option is selected.

THERMAL MATERIAL

In coupled thermal analysis, besides defining structural material for blank, the user also needs to define thermal materials and one thermal material for tool.

New: Click this button to select a thermal material model from the list. After the material is selected, the Thermal Material dialog box, illustrated in Figure 8.3.114 is displayed.

Figure 8.3.113  Thermal material list

Figure 8.3.114  Thermal material dialog box

EDIT: Edit the defined material parameters.

IMPORT: Allows the user to read in a material from the files with a suffix of “.mat”.

EXPORT: Allows the user to save any defined material in files with an extension of “.mat”.