What Is Thermal Stress Analysis? Abaqus and ANSYS Guide Explained
Thermal stress analysis is the process of evaluating mechanical stress caused by temperature changes in materials and structures. When materials heat up, they tend to expand; when they cool down, they contract. If this expansion or contraction is unconstrained, the material simply changes size without any stress. But if parts of a structure are restrained […]
Thermal Expansion: Holding bad boys in their prison
Confession Time: I sometimes totally underestimate thermal expansion it looks so innocent on paper! 🤓 Let’s break it down: We’ve all seen that classic formula strain = ΔT × α, where α (alpha) is the material’s “how much do I expand when heated?” number. For aluminum, α is 23e-6 /°C which looks ridiculously tiny, like a […]
