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Surface coating modeling of aluminum part

- December 4, 2024 at 4:19 pm
  
  AR
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  I have an aluminum part with a hard anodized surface to increase its hardness. I want to analyze this part in Ansys, but I am not sure about the best way to proceed. I have considered using the Surface Coating feature. Can this surface coating be used for thermal analyses, or is it only suitable for structural analyses?
  Best regards,
- December 4, 2024 at 5:30 pm
  
  ErKo
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi
  See this for more info (this is a structural surface coating not thermal):
  https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/v242/en/wb_sim/ds_surface_coating.html
  See here how to open the online help manual and then search there for : surface coating
  https://www.ansys.com/en-gb/blog/get-ansys-help-you-need-when-you-need-it
  All the best
  Erik
- December 5, 2024 at 1:58 pm
  
  AR
  Subscriber
  
  Hello Erik,
  Thank you for your response. I had seen that page before, but I wanted to ask if there might be a way, perhaps through APDL programming or a similar method, to enable the Surface Coating feature to work for thermal analyses as well.
  If using Surface Coating is not feasible, how could I perform a thermal analysis while accounting for the difference in material properties in a very thin first layer?
  Thank you in advance for your guidance.
  Best regards,

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