A Digital Twin for temperature prediction in the laser hardening process of NC10 steel
Piotr Lacki*
, Anna Derlatka, Michał Lacki, Kuba Lachs
Czestochowa University of Technology, J.H. Dabrowskiego 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2026.1.1023
Abstract:
In this study, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) were created to develop a Digital Twin (DT) for temperature prediction in the laser hardening process of NC10 steel. The ANN were trained to predict temperature on the top layer during the laser hardening process of NC10 steel samples with different thicknesses and with various laser power and laser scanning speeds. The prediction developed during the project work was based on a parametric numerical model of the laser hardening process for a sample of NC 10 steel, using the Finite Element Method (FEM) within the ADINA software. Numerical simulations enabled a detailed analysis of the temperature produced on the surface of each sample, as well as a visualization of the structural changes made to the sample according to the laser hardening process. It is crucial to create data that reflects reality as closely as possible to assess the best setting for each process. A well created DT allows to make automatically important changes along laser hardening process. To obtain a set of the most efficient parameters for the desired result, Genetic Algorithms (GA) were integrated with the developed ANN. As a result, the authors developed an effective and efficient tool to predict the temperature produced along the laser hardening process.
Cite as:
Lacki, P., Derlatka, A., Lacki, M., & Lachs, K. (2025). A Digital Twin for temperature prediction in the laser hardening process of NC10 steel. Computer Methods in Materials Science, 26(1), – . https://doi.org/10.7494/cmms.2026.1.1023
Article (PDF):
Accepted Manuscript – final pdf version coming soon
Keywords:
Digital Twin, Artificial Neural Networks, Finite Element Method, Laser hardening
Publication dates:
Received: 30.05.2025, Accepted: 15.09.2025, Published: XX.XX.2025
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