In one form, the method includes accepting at least one of dendrite arm spacing data and porosity data that have been previously determined, as well as accepting casting geometry data and structural analysis geometric data, calculating material properties of the casting based on one or both of dendrite arm spacing data and porosity data at each of {HEAD ~ the various nodes} within the casting FEA or {TAIL ~ FD} mesh and mapping the calculated material properties to the various nodes of the finished part FEA mesh 
In one form , the method includes accepting at least one of dendrite arm spacing data and porosity data that have been previously determined , as well as accepting casting geometry data and structural analysis geometric data , calculating material properties of the casting based on one or both of dendrite arm spacing data and porosity data at each of { HEAD ~ the various nodes } within the casting FEA or { TAIL ~ FD } mesh and mapping the calculated material properties to the various nodes of the finished part FEA mesh
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