Working with the Material Manager

Use the Material Manager to create and delete groups of materials and delete materials you have saved directly from the Process Metallurgy Calculator. It is useful for frequently used materials.

The Material Manager is only available for the Process Metallurgy Calculator.

Material groups created in the Material Manager display in all of the Process Metallurgy Calculator drop down lists, and these are also globally removed. Deleted group data directories are moved to the computer’s trash bin.

A material saved in any of the material configuration panels is directly accessible globally in the Process Metallurgy Calculator Configuration window. When a material is removed in the Material Manager panel it is globally removed from the Process Metallurgy Calculator.

The settings are available on the Configuration window Process Metallurgy Calculator: Options Tab.

This is done directly from the Process Metallurgy Calculator → Configuration window.

  1. Add the Process Metallurgy Calculator to My Projects node icon My Project directly (right-click and select it from the Create New Activity menu) or use the available Process Metallurgy template on the My Projects node icon My Projects Configuration window under Applications.
  2. On the Configuration window, next to the Material group you want to define, for example Steel (or another user-defined metal group), Slag, or Gas. Click Show composition.
  3. Enter the composition and the Major component of the material you want to save for future use. You can alternatively select Normalize to total of 100% and enter the percentages for each element.
  4. Click Save material.
  5. In the window that opens, enter a Material name. Click OK.

    When you go to the Material Manager, you can select this saved material from the applicable list if you need to delete it.

    It is not possible to rename a saved material—you need to recreate/redefine the material and save it again with the new name.

This is done with the Material Manager, located on the Configuration window, Options tab.

  1. After Saving a Material, go to the Material Manager.
  2. Select the Material group associated to the material saved previously, for example, Steel (or another user-defined metal group), Slag, or Gas.
  3. From the Material list, select the material you want to delete and click Delete material.
  4. In the window that opens, click Yes to delete the material and No to cancel.

This is done with the Material Manager, located on the Configuration window, Options tab.

  1. Go to the Material Manager.
  2. Click Create group.
  3. In the window that opens, select the Material group type (Metal, Slag, or Gas) you want to create.
  4. Enter a Material group name. The new group is now available to select from the Material group list.

This is done with the Material Manager, located on the Configuration window, Options tab.

  1. Go to the Material Manager.
  2. From the Material group list, select the group you want to delete and click Delete group.
  3. In the window that opens, click Yes or No.