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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Residual Stress during TIG welding Reply To: Residual Stress during TIG welding

dlooman
Ansys Employee

Since equivalent stress is unsigned you may be incorrectly assuming the stress is tensile.  You can't identify whether the stress is tensile or compressive with SEQV.  The material properties are good, but you still need to specify an elevated stress-free temperature for regions where the material has become molten.

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