Why a tool for the Diffusion-Chemical-Mechanical approach?

Current demand for rigorous and efficient material assessment in real life conditions, makes the use of advanced and reputable simulation programmes necessary. However, to date there hasn’t been software which can handle diffusion, chemical corrosion and mechanical retention phenomena in an integrated manner. Therefore in recent years, Composite Agency has developed a brand new chemical - physical simulation tool, called IDC-SAC.

What is it exactly?

IDC-SAC stands for Instationary Diffusion & Corrosion Simulator for Advanced Composites. It is based on the concept of material mass change by diffusion with simultaneous alteration by phenomena like surface corrosion, internal adsorption and chemical degradation ("lagged" corrosion). Combined with embedded multilayer methodology and solubility thermodynamics, real life behaviour of complex and advanced materials is quantified rigorously.

Furthermore, the tool uses our permeation, surface corrosion and chemical degradation library. This library is based on experimentally determined baseline data. The library is the result of ten years of independent research by Composite Agency on (reinforced) plastics and laminate materials.

In an industrial context, the IDC-SAC chemical - physical simulator has so far been used for:

- multilayer (polymer laminate) Carbon Dioxide membrane design;
- multilayer metal-plastic Solar Cell development;
- advanced electronic and medical polymer-metal based packaging applications;
- service life of internal liners / coatings of concrete demineralized water tanks
  (nuclear power plant);
- service life prediction of glass reinforced composite rod for concrete reinforcement
  (for bridge, sluice, dam, and road application).

More information

One can use IDC-SAC supplementary to physically oriented design software such as Ansys, Abaqus, MSC Marc. For more information download the IDC-SAC brochure or contact us via this e-mail form. Find below some screenshots of the chemical - physical simulation tool (a more advanced virtual presentation is under way).