Working With the Casting Material Database

The accuracy of a casting simulation depends on the quality and completeness of the material data that you use. Therefore, a database that contains certified and qualified property data for casting is essential for high quality casting simulations.

To meet these requirements, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ provides the Casting Material Database. To access this database, you must have a metaldb license feature in your license file.

注This workflow is for Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2402 and earlier.

The Casting Material Database contains three classes of material data:

  • Common data: data accessible to the licensee. This data is provided by ACCESS and includes datasets for the most frequently posed problems.
  • Private data: private and confidential customer data that is provided by a person in authority within your company.

    See Working with Private Material Data.

  • User-defined data: data provided by and accessible only to you. This data class adds the flexibility to create custom data from different sources.

    See Working with User-Defined Material Data.

The Casting Material Tree Structure

In the Casting Material Database, casting materials are categorized according to the tree structure shown below:



Materials are classified into three main groups, or material classes, as follows:

  • Casting metals
  • Mold materials
  • Others

Each class is divided into a material group, and a material subgroup. The material designations are at a fourth level.

Using the Casting Material Database

You access the Casting Material Database with the Casting Material Database Editor.

See Accessing the Casting Material Database Editor.

The Casting Material Database Editor lets you do the following: