Ansys nCode DesignLife™

Fatigue occurs over time as materials within a product are stressed by repeated usage. Engineering simulation analysis using Ansys nCode DesignLife technology helps product developers avoid such in-field failures along with resulting warranty problems and costs. Advanced fatigue analysis capabilities of nCode DesignLife, a leading durability software from HBM used by OEMs and their suppliers around the world, has been fully integrated into the Ansys Workbench environment. Using Ansys nCode DesignLife technology mechanical engineers can address complex product life and durability issues, all before a prototype is ever built.

The combination of the Ansys Workbench platform, and nCode DesignLife technology, creates a simulation environment where fatigue analysis can easily be added to the structural mechanics process using the Ansys standard drag-and drop interface. A predetermined time series of loadings, for example as measured in a vehicle on a test track, are applied using the simulated FEA responses from Ansys Mechanical software over a large number of repetitions. Based on material failure data gathered from experiments, the fatigue failure that occurs as a result of the simulated cyclic loadings can be predicted.

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