[Mathematical simulation of the cooling and solidifying process in improving the quality of dental castings]. / Untersuchungen zur rechnerischen Simulation des Abkühlungs- und Erstarrungsvorganges an Vollgusskronen.

CASTS-3D (Computer Aided Solidification Technologies) is a FEM software system for the simulation of heat transfer, melt flow and solidification problems for foundry purposes. This software system may basically be applied to dental castings as well--especially if the FEM software system is optimized and exact data on the thermophysical properties of the dental alloys are provided.