S-Life

What is S-Life ?

S-Life FKM is a static and fatigue-resistance software for the evaluation of FEA results according to FKM guidelines.

S-Life FKM is a software that allows an easy and automatic evaluation of fem simulation results, according to the German guidelines of fkm. The software is used as a postprocessor. With The S-Life FKM pressing a button, the computed voltages will be processed in such a way that a static resistance and fatigue assessment is performed in accordance with FKM guidelines. The scope of application is restricted to steel, cast iron and aluminum materials. As a result of the evaluation, static and cyclic utilization rates will be displayed as a contour plot.

Key features and benefits

Resources

• Interface Altair H3D-, ABAQUS-, ANSYS
• Viewer for evaluation of results
• Integrated and extensible material database with more than 1500 classes
• Automatic identification of critical combinations of load cases
• Evaluation of static and fatigue resistance for non-welded parts, according to FKM guidelines, based on the concept of local resistance
• Output of static and cyclic utilization rates as contour plot
• Comprehensive report of nodal computing results according to FKM guidelines
• Consolidation of results of different FEA in a single model

Benefits

• Distinct strength assessment through systematic approach
• Use of plastic reserves through the consideration of stress gradients
• Comprehensive documentation of strength assessment results via full numerical report for the reference point
• Significant time savings compared to manual evaluation of individual node values
• Failure prevention through easy and automated use
• Easy identification of the critical hot spot through the contour plot of utilization rates on the component surface
• Significant time savings by automated determination of the combination of critical load cases if multiple loads are applied

Industrial Applications

All industries that develop metal components with requirements for the mechanical strength of the component. This includes, but is not limited to, for example, mechanical engineering, plant engineering, heavy machinery, energy and off-shore engineering, railway, defense.

System requirements:

CPU: 1.8 GHz dual core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD / SSD: 50 GB of free space on the main drive

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit

Resolution: 1024×768