Computational Modelling of Welded Joints

Welded joint is nowadays a very widespread method of joining materials. Welded joints are produced by very complex technological processes, and therefore it is necessary to assess their behavior. Currently, a large number of FEM software products has been developed, offering better efficiency in the design of welded joints. This work contains a summary of selected software and their methodologies in computational modelling of welded joints. In addition to the description of individual software, it also contains their comparison on the basis of set criteria. The possibility of including phase transformations in the analysis of the welding process was chosen as the main criterion. A survey of the availability of student licenses was also carried out