Inventor Thermal Analysis

[jonathanH9N6A]

Is it possible to conduct thermal testing of plastic parts within a product assembly using Inventor's FEA tools? I need to understand a failure mode we have seen in some test products that have ben installed in the field which we believe has been caused by thermal cycling of different materials that are friction welded together.

Thank you in advance for any insight/advice provided, and my apologies if this is a commonly asked question.

Jon

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[kacper.suchomski · Accepted solution]

Hi

Yes, but only in Inventor Nastran.

[NigelHay · Accepted solution]

I believe that it is also possible to do heat transfer simulation in Fusion although I have never used it.

[jonathanH9N6A]

Thank you both for your advice. I'll look into Fusion and Nastran.

bw,

Jon