Method for optimizing a manufacturing process

A method for optimizing a manufacturing process, the method comprising the steps of:

• arranging a finite element method simulation model, a microstructure model, and a material model in a closed loop;
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• performing an iterative simulation process to determine a simulated output of the manufacturing process, the iterative simulation process comprising performing a plurality of iterations, the plurality of iterations comprising a first iteration and a last iteration, each of the plurality of iterations comprising the steps of:
• determining, by the finite element method simulation model, a plurality of thermomechanical parameters of a component undergoing the manufacturing process based on a plurality of process parameters of the manufacturing process and a plurality of previous predicted material properties of the component;
• determining, by the microstructure model, a predicted change in a microstructure of the component based on the plurality of thermomechanical parameters determined by the finite element method simulation model;
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• determining, by the material model, a plurality of current predicted material properties of the component based on the predicted change in the microstructure of the component determined by the microstructure model;
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• determining a quality of the plurality of the process parameters based on the simulated output.