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Modeling Cure Behavior in Abaqus
Simulating Thermosetting Adhesives and Composite Curing with Abaqus/Standard
22 January 2026 at 15:00:00
Time & Location
22 January 2026, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
Online Webtraining
About the Event
Why Curing Matters
Simulating the curing behavior of adhesives and thermosetting composites is essential for accurately predicting residual stresses, thermal distortions, and mechanical performance in real-world components. From electronics to aerospace, understanding the cure process enables engineers to optimize manufacturing cycles and avoid structural failures caused by improper curing.
This session builds on industry-backed workflows and research to demonstrate how Abaqus handles curing kinetics, viscoelastic evolution, heat generation, shrinkage, and shape distortion, through fully coupled thermo-mechanical analyses.
Finite element simulation showing thermal and mechanical effects of thermoset composite curing in Abaqus.
Webtraining Focus
This webtraining is a practical walkthrough of cure modeling strategies and simulation practices in Abaqus. Participants will learn:
How to define the degree of cure and reaction kinetics (Kamal law).
Managing cure heat generation and shrinkage.
Using cure-dependent material properties.
Practical differences between fully coupled and sequential approaches.
Implementation in modeling real examples: adhesive test and composite spring-in.
Simulated temperature distribution during curing.
Displacement response due to cure-induced shrinkage.
Topics Covered
Overview of thermoset curing and its industrial relevance
Abaqus cure modeling
2 example models
Who Should Attend?
Abaqus users modeling adhesives, resins, and composites
Simulation engineers interested in process-induced stresses
Engineers implementing multiscale material models
Anyone seeking to understand how cure reactions impact structural behavior