Metal & Materials Processing

User Stories

COMSOL Helps Commercialize Molding TechnologyCOMSOL Helps Commercialize Molding Technology

RocTool, Le Bourget du Lac, France
Mathematical modeling is going far beyond the R&D lab and is starting to make a real difference in manufacturing processes. Today it would be virtually...

Melt it in Mid-airMelt it in Mid-air

EPM-Madylam Laboratory, Grenoble, France
Dr. Ernst develops cold crucibles that melt incredibly hot metals and other materials without letting the melt touch the container walls. With these methods...

Electrochemical Machining in Appliance ManufacturingElectrochemical Machining in Appliance Manufacturing

Royal Philips Electronics NV, Drachten, Netherlands
Behind your clean, close shave there is an enormous amount of high technology, even in electric shavers that have been around for decades. On its...

Reduced Metal Consumption in Electroplating Saves Big MoneyReduced Metal Consumption in Electroplating Saves Big Money

PEM, Siaugues, France
Given the scarcity and price developments of today’s metals, virtually all of them can be counted as being ‘precious’. As a result, electroplating firms...

Airbus Evaluates Friction Stir WeldingAirbus Evaluates Friction Stir Welding

Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is an alternate way to joining metals, which also provides stronger welds. Dr. Paul Colegrove reports on the benefits of FSW, and...

Ugitech optimizes steel casting process using COMSOL MultiphysicsUgitech optimizes steel casting process using COMSOL Multiphysics

Ugitech S.A., Ugine, France
Ugitech S.A., a manufacturer of stainless steel in France, has used COMSOL Multiphysics to optimize running of its continuing casting machines. In their case...

Simulation of Manufacturing Process of Ceramic Matrix CompositesSimulation of Manufacturing Process of Ceramic Matrix Composites

AltaSim Technologies, Columbus, OH, USA
Application of simulation tools have allowed designers to reduce cycle time, increase part yield, and optimize the process window for CMC manufacturing. The...

Example Models

Cold CrucibleCold Crucible

A cold crucible is used for the manufacturing of alloys that require a high degree of purity, like titanium alloys for the aeronautic industry. The cold crucible in this model is made of several water-cooled copper sectors that form the...

Continuous CastingContinuous Casting

This example models the casting process of a metal rod from melted to solid state using the Non-Isothermal Flow multiphysics interface, which combines heat transfer and fluid flow. The model describes the fluid and solid flow and heat...

Fluid-Structure Interaction in Aluminum ExtrusionFluid-Structure Interaction in Aluminum Extrusion

In massive forming processes like rolling or extrusion, metal alloys are deformed in a hot solid state with material flowing under ideally plastic conditions. Such processes can be simulated effectively using computational fluid dynamics,...