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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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Fiber-reinforced ply material types

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