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Compass '99 - Component Optimisation from Materials Properties and Simulation Software

Proceedings of the 1ST International Conference on Component Optimisation, March 29 -April 1 1999, University of Wales, Swansea, UK

THE MOLTEN STATE AND METAL FORMING

Keynote Presentation
Challenges in Modelling of Solidification Processes
L KATGERMAN

Keynote Presentation
Process Modelling in a Metallurgical Environment
R W EVANS

The Application of Modelling of Melting and Thermo-Mechanical Processes to Titanium Alloy Production in Timet
D F NEAL and A F WILSON Real

Time Finite Element Modelling in Process Control
I PEARCE and M WARD

Simulation of Multi-Component Solidification using the Cellular Automaton-Finite Difference (CAFD) Method
D J JARVIS, S G R BROWN and J A SPITTLE

The Importance of Thermal Management in the Welding of High Strength Aluminium Alloys
J C BASSETT

Simulation of Weld Structures in 7000 Series Aluminium Alloys
S WATERS, J D PARKER and W J EVANS

ASSET - The Advanced Semi-Solid Elongation Test for Determining Mechanical Properties of Alloys in the Mushy Zone
J D JAMES, J A SPITTLE, S G R BROWN, R W EVANS and M E KEEBLE

The Application of Computer Modelling to Metal Working and Fabrication
J W BROOKS

Exploring the Microstructural Evolution of Inconel ® 718 during Ingot Breakdown: Optimising the Cogging Process
C A DANDRE, R W EVANS, R C REED and S M ROBERTS

Limiting Formability of Orthotropic Sheet Metal
D W A REES

Comparison of Methods for Predicting the Evolution of Damage during Metalforming
G J WATTS, D C J FARRUGIA and P M INGHAM

Measurement of Friction & Heat Transfer Coefficients and Strength of Oxides for Process Control Models
M S LOVEDAY, M G GEE, M BROOKS, R K VARMA and D J PRINCE

A Multidisciplinary Engineering Simulation and Design Environment
E A TURNER-SMITH and N P WEATHERILL

New Thermal Resistant Polymeric Materials
ADUL REHMAN KHAN

HIGH TEMPERATURE CREEP

Keynote Presentation
Creep of Ceramic Matrix Components (Abstract)
B WILSHIRE

Keynote Presentation
The Implementation of Creep Data in Component FE Analyses
S J WILLIAMS

Creep of CMSX-4 in Unstable Orientation
S S K GUNTURI and D M KNOWLES

Uniaxial Creep Modelling by Continuum Damage Mechanics, Crispen and the Theta Projection Concept
D WANG and R W EVANS

Microstructural Degradation in 9-12% Cr Power Plant Steels
A STRANG

Preliminary Result on Possible Effects of Oxidation on Creep Curves of 2¼ Cr-1 Mo Steel Tested on Air
LEVI DE OLIVEIRA BUENO, LUIZ MARINO and CELIA MORETTI DECARLI

Development of Low Alloy and 9-12% Chromium Steels
V FOLDYNA, J PURMENSKY and Z KUBON

The Development of a Single Crystal Creep Model for the Analysis of Turbine Blade Applications
M B HENDERSON and T J WARD

A New Efficient Method for Modelling Plastic Flow, Creep and Related Damage
D A HILLS

Computer-Aided Numerical Procedure to Determine Material Constants of Constitutive Models for Single Crystal Alloys
S L HAN , S X LI and D J SMITH

Creep Modelling of Welds Using Continuum Damage Analysis
T H HYDE, W SUN AND A A BECKER

Small Sample Testing Methods for Conditional Assessment of High Energy Equipments
J PURMENSKY, V FOLDYNA, J SOJKA and J KARASEK

Miniature Multiproperty Tests at Elevated Temperatures
B ROEBUCK, M G GEE, M BROOKS, D COX and R REED

Improving Confidence in High Temperature Defect Assessment Methods by Model Component Testing
R C HURST, N G TAYLOR, J H RANTALA and L GANDOSSI

FATIGUE LIFE ASSESSMENT

Keynote Presentation
Application of Materials Characterisation to Stressing and Lifing of Aeroengine Fracture Critical Components
G F HARRISON and P H TRANTER

Keynote Presentation
Influence of Microstructure of Ti- and Al-Alloys on the Problem of Fatigue Crack Propagation Lifetime Calculations using Microcrack or Macrocrack Data
G LUTJERING

Improved Process/Property/Design Integration of Titanium Based Aeroengine Components
N JENKINS and D RUGG

Computational Modelling of Structural Performance under Complex Cyclic Loading Histories
A R S PONTER AND M ENGLEHARDT

Computer Techniques in Assessing Fatigue Crack Closure
M N PACEY, L -W WEI, E A PATTERSON and M N JAMES

Three Dimensional Finite Element Modelling of Crack Growth and Geometry Induced Closure in Notched Specimens
P J NICHOLAS and W J EVANS

Mixed-Mode LCF Crack Propagation Calculations in 3- and 4-point Bending Specimens
G DHONDT

Direct Current Potential Drop Calibration of Crack Growth Curves in a Double Edge Notched Specimen
P J NICHOLSON and W J EVANS

Estimation of LCF Life for Two Dimensional and Axisymmetric Components with Stress Concentrations
S J HARDY and M K PIPELZADEH

Integrity of Cast Iron Materials Containing Defects
J MENDEZ and Y NADOT

Fatigue Life Prediction for a Suspension Arm made of Cast Aluminium Alloy
Z-J LU, A J CIEPALOWICZ, J DEVLUKIA and W J EVANS

The Prediction of Unstable Fracture by Computerised Design Procedures
A R LUXMOORE

Maximising the Fatigue Durability of Down-Guaged High Strength Steel Structures
R ELLWOOD and C LEWIS

Effects of Loading Waveform on Fatigue Crack Growth at Elevated Temperature in Nickel Base Superalloys
S DALBY, J TONG and J BYRNE

The Simulation of Microstructural Stress Redistribution Leading to Fatigue Crack Initiation in Titanium Alloys
C A DANDRE, W J EVANS and L GRABOWSKI

Benchmark Validation of Creep-Fatigue Assessment Predictions
S R HOLDSWORTH

The Creep Fatigue of Turbine Disc Alloys
D K SKELTON and D M KNOWLES