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The StressFreeTemp
command lets you specify the stress free temperature.
StressFreeTemp (temp)
where (temp)
is the stress free temperature in degrees K. The default value is 0. Residual stress are caused by temperature difference between actual temperature and the stress free temperature. If stress free temperature is left at the default of 0, the actual temperatures and temperature difference are the same.