Laminate Ply Material dialog box — Random Short Fiber type

Option	Description
Name	Specifies a name for the laminate ply material.
Label	Specifies a label for the laminate ply material.
Basic Information
Matrix Material	Sets the material for the matrix.
Matrix Volume Fraction	Specifies a value for the volume fraction of the matrix in the ply material. The sum of the values of the Matrix Volume Fraction and the Fiber Volume Fraction must be less than or equal to one.
Fiber Material	Sets the material for the fibers.
Fiber Volume Fraction	Specifies a value for the volume fraction of the fibers in the ply material. The sum of the values of the Matrix Volume Fraction and the Fiber Volume Fraction must be less than or equal to one.
Finish Thickness	Specifies the thickness of the ply material. The Finished Thickness value is used as the thickness for the ply that references this ply material in the Ply Details group of the Laminate Modeler or Laminate Layup dialog boxes.
Tsai-Wu
Tsai Wu Interaction	Specifies the value for the Tsai Wu interaction coefficient used in the Tsai Wu failure theory.

Stress tab

Properties
Strength	Controls how the stress properties of the ply material are defined.User defined lets you define the stress properties.Calculated calculates the stress properties using the micromechanics equations.
Max Stress Tension	Available when Strength is set to User defined.Specifies the maximum stress in tension.
Max Stress Compression	Available when Strength is set to User defined.Specifies the maximum stress in compression.
Max in plane Shear Stress	Available when Strength is set to User defined.Specifies the maximum in plane shear stress.

Strain tab

Properties
Strength	Controls how the strain properties of the ply material are defined.User defined lets you define the strain properties.Calculated calculates the strain properties using the micromechanics equations.
Max Strain Tension	Available when Strength is set to User defined.Specifies the maximum strain in tension.
Max Strain Compression	Available when Strength is set to User defined.Specifies the maximum strain in compression.
Max in plane Shear Strain	Available when Strength is set to User defined.Specifies the maximum in plane shear strain.

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