Virfac is capable of predicting residual resulting from the manufacturing process as well as residual stresses to help calculate the in-service fatigue life of the part. It is particularly suited for high fidelity results on complex industrial applications and ensures manufactured part quality by predicting material transformations during the process as well as the final manufactured component. Several solvers are employed by Virfac which help the software address a wide range of problems. The main computing engine is Morfeo, a massively parallel Finite Element solver capable of non-linear thermo-mechanical-metallurgical detailed modelling of manufacturing processes. Virfac performs advanced simulations of welding processes including fusion, friction stir and inertia friction welding, as well as creating the capability to mimic results of various heat treatment, surface treatment, additive manufacturing and damage tolerance based on the XFEM technology.

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