Laminate Composites > Material properties for laminate plies
Fiber-reinforced ply material
When you create a fiber-reinforced Ply Material, you must specify the following:
Fiber reinforcement type
Fiber and matrix materials
Fiber and matrix volume fractions
(Optional) Tsai-Wu interaction coefficient and allowable strength/strain overrides
Fiber reinforcement types
| Unidirectional fibers | Particulate fibers | Randomly oriented short fibers | Woven fibers |
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Create a fiber-reinforced ply material
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