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Why Simcenter Hyperlife?

Simcenter Hyperlife is an easy-to-learn, solver-neutral fatigue analysis software. It provides a comprehensive toolset for durability analysis, directly interfacing with all the major FEA results files. Its material library enables prediction of fatigue life under repetitive loadings for a wide range of industrial applications. It includes numerous certification guidelines, while its open and customizable environment enables easy adjustments to in-house methods.

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Analyze fatigue with confidence

Input FEA results data from the most commonly-used, commercial solvers.

Accelerate decision making

Change analysis settings without starting a new session and accelerate decision-making to save time and money.

Start working quickly

The intuitive and user-friendly GUI enables novices or experts to perform fatigue life predictions efficiently.

Featured capabilities

Multiple available modules

Available fatigue life modules include: Uniaxial SN / EN, Multiaxial SN / EN, Dang Van (FOS) and Weld Fatigue (Spot Weld and Seam Weld).

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Comprehensive material database

Use a comprehensive embedded material database within the standard installation. HyperLife also supports all the major weld regulations including FKM, DVS-1612, DVS-1608 and Eurocode-3.

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Weld fatigue assessment

Weld Fatigue assessment is available for Spot Welds and Seam Welds, based respectively on RUPP and VOLVO methods.

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Signal processing

Use a simple yet robust signal processing within the LoadMap utility. Durability can be automatically or manually derived for pairing FEA load cases with fatigue load history files.

A screenshot of the Simcenter HyperLife software interface, displaying parameters and settings for weld analysis or definition.

Fatigue analysis review

Review fatigue analysis settings before starting the run. Once the analysis is completed, the results can then be used to visualize contours, plots and histograms.

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Simcenter Hyperlife in automotive engineering

Simcenter Hyperlife is used to assess and compare fatigue life across multiple load cases, driving profiles and design variants. It supports durability decision making and signoff by managing life consumption across components and vehicle programs, beyond single-case optimization.

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Frequently asked questions