{"id":1910,"date":"2022-07-12T22:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T04:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/?page_id=1910"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:57:02","slug":"dante-heat-treatment-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/index.php\/products\/dante-heat-treatment-software\/","title":{"rendered":"DANTE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||50px|false|false&#8221;]<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_code][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1912 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DANTE-300x203.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"147\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DANTE-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DANTE.webp 443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DANTE 3D FEA<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1j c1-1k c1-b c1-8m c1-38 c1-4r c1-8n\">State-of-the-Art in heat treatment simulation software<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DANTE%C2%AE\"><\/span><strong class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1j c1-1k c1-b c1-8m c1-38 c1-4r c1-8n\">DANTE\u00ae<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1j c1-1k c1-b c1-8m c1-38 c1-4r c1-8n\"> is the State-of-the-Art in heat treatment simulation software developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dante-solutions.com\">DANTE Solutions<\/a>\u00a0promotes improved component and process design in heat treatment. DANTE heat treatment simulation software is a coupled thermal, carbon diffusion, solid mechanics <a href=\"https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/index.php\/products\/dassault-systemes\/simulia\/\">finite element-based program<\/a> for heat treatment simulation of steel parts. Engineers can use DANTE to predict the residual stress state in a given part after heat treatment, the evolution and final volume fractions of metallurgical phases, hardness, and part distortion. The DANTE analysis tool couples a multiphase material constitutive model directly with diffusive and martensitic phase transformation kinetics models. For use by metallurgists, process engineers, heat treaters, and designers, the heat treatment simulation capabilities of DANTE include heating, carburization, immersion quenching, gas quenching, spray quenching, press or fixtured quenching, and tempering. Additionally, the system is interfaced with popular pre and post-processors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Integrated_Finite_Element_Heat_Treatment_Simulation\"><\/span>Integrated Finite Element Heat Treatment Simulation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DANTE FEA integrates directly with Ansys and Abaqus, enabling detailed finite element analysis of heat treatment processes within existing workflows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simulates thermal, mechanical, and metallurgical behavior in a single model<\/li>\n<li>Works seamlessly as user subroutines inside Ansys and Abaqus<\/li>\n<li>Supports carburizing, nitriding, quenching, and through-hardening processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advanced_Multiphase_Metallurgical_Modeling\"><\/span>Advanced Multiphase Metallurgical Modeling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Accurately capture microstructural evolution during heat treatment using validated material models.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diffusive and martensitic phase transformation kinetics<\/li>\n<li>Multiphase constitutive material behavior<\/li>\n<li>Time- and temperature-dependent phase evolution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Distortion_Residual_Stress_and_Hardness_Prediction\"><\/span>Distortion, Residual Stress, and Hardness Prediction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Predict critical outcomes of heat treatment before parts reach production.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-process and final-part distortion<\/li>\n<li>Residual stress development and redistribution<\/li>\n<li>Hardness and metallurgical phase distributions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Process_Optimization_and_Design_Evaluation\"><\/span>Process Optimization and Design Evaluation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1450\">Evaluate and optimize heat treatment processes and part designs with confidence.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1638\">\n<li data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1498\">\n<p data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1498\">Assess effects of process parameter changes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1569\">\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1569\">Compare carburizing, nitriding, quenching, and tempering schedules<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1638\">\n<p data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1638\">Understand how geometry and process decisions impact performance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/kimeca.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kfENvFILsx81&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carburization_and_Quench_Simulation_with_DANTE_FEA\"><\/span>Carburization and Quench Simulation with DANTE FEA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>DANTE FEA simulates the combined effects of carburization, quenching, phase transformation, and stress development in complex geometries. This simulation reveals how case carburized surfaces postpone martensitic transformation compared to the core, leading to in-process deformation and stresses during quenching. These factors influence the final distribution of phases, hardness, distortion, and residual stress after heat treatment\u2014insights that are challenging to obtain through testing alone.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Welding_Simulation_with_DANTE_3D_FEA\"><\/span>Welding Simulation with DANTE 3D FEA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>DANTE FEA models the thermal, metallurgical, and mechanical behavior of welding processes within Abaqus. 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