Material Properties Affecting Residual Stress Development and Evolution

Author:

B. Lynn Ferguson

Date Published:

2026

Journal/Conference:

ASM Handbook Volume 25B

Pages:

10-18

Summary:

This article discusses the material, thermal, and mechanical properties needed to simulate residual stress it metal components.

How was DANTE Used?:

DANTE is one of the FEA (finite-element analysis) programs mentioned that needs the material properties talked about in order to model the residual stress

Student/Trial License

Learn heat treatment. Explore simulation.

Start with the DANTE Student’s Guide to Heat Treating, a quick reference covering the fundamentals of heat treatment, steel microstructures, and common processes. Ready to go further? Get hands-on experience with DANTE through our student/trial license and explore real-world heat treatment simulations.

resources

Research that drives our decisions

Explore our peer-reviewed studies and technical papers developed over the past 50 years in the industry by our engineers.

Talk with our experts

Have a project or a question about heat treating? Connect with our engineers for to discuss how DANTE can fit into your workflow.

DANTE latent heat during austenitizing

tools for heat treatment modeling

See how the DANTE suite enables engineers to simulate quenching, distortion, hardness, stress, and metallurgical phases

Proven industry results

Explore our case studies showing how DANTE FEA predicts distortion, hardness, phase changes, and residual stress.