Modeling heated part inserts

Part inserts are often heated to:

• improve bonding between materials
• alter warpage effects
• slow the cooling of the material around the insert, which results in less residual stress

Modeling the insert as a volume rather than assigning material properties to the elements improves the accuracy of the heat transfer calculations.

You can assign an initial temperature to an insert if you are creating a 3D meshed model. To simulate a heated insert with Midplane and Dual Domain meshed models, you can model cooling channels through an insert, and use oil heated to an appropriate temperature as the coolant.

To set the initial insert temperature for 3D meshed models, apply the following steps.

1. Select the part insert elements.
2. Click (Geometry tab > Properties panel > Properties)
3. Enter a value for the Initial temperature , and click OK.