About Us

We are genuinely passionate about understanding the material, how it behaves under various conditions, and how to model it.

Simulation of the manufacturing process and in-service loading often involves material subjected to complex thermo-mechanical loading. Our unique advantage is our ability to deliver a model that can incorporate this scenario.

Data accelerated research is hastening the model development process. Industry all over stands to gain from this if ever the tools are utilized imaginatively.

Most alloys undergo phase transformation during heating and cooling. These phases contribute differently to the strength of the material and how it fails. Understanding the driving forces and their kinetics is necessary to predict these transitions accurately.

A set of carefully planned testing regimes is needed to reveal the material behavior under these scenarios. Following this, the models are calibrated, verified, and validated using analogous tests and controlled real-life loading scenarios.

Workflow

Tensile test specimens prepared according to plan

1. PLAN & MAKE

Prepare a carefully selected test plan* and manufacture test specimens based on the requirements.

Tensile testing equipment with sample prepared for digital speckle photography

2. TEST

Execute the test plan* (depending on the software package) to calibrate and validate the models.

3. CALIBRATE & VALIDATE

Calibration and validation of the models are performed using neural networks and genetic algorithm-based optimization.

4. REPORT & DEPLOY

The findings are reported with illustrations, and the validated models are delivered along with their material cards.

*For SafeLight, a typical test package includes tensile tests at strain rates from quasi-static to 250/s, grooved tensile tests, and shear tests in the rolling direction and using digital image correlation (DIC). Some tests are repeated at 45° and 90° orientations at varying sheet material thicknesses.

For Phases, the typical package includes rate-dependent tensile or compressive tests at elevated temperatures for flow strength and thermal dilatation to calibrate phase evolution. We can also perform high-temperature biaxial tests for generating FLCs and many other tests, like differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), through our partner network.