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[AR]

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,

[Erik Kostson]

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

[AR]

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,