Ply materials

A Ply Material is a laminate-specific object that assigns material properties to plies. You can create:

• A fiber-reinforced ply material that combines fiber and matrix material properties. It computes the equivalent stiffness and strength properties using the specified fiber reinforcement type.

• A core ply material that models transverse shear core failure for laminate sandwiches.The software computes core shear failure indices, core strength ratios, and core margins of safety for the core ply using the values from the core ply material. Core results replace the in-plane ply results in advanced post reporting of laminate results. The failure metrics are output for both the 13 direction and the 23 direction.

Ply materials are different from sample materials. You use sample materials to create ply materials. You manage ply materials exclusively in the Laminate Modeler, Layup Modeler, and Laminate Ply Material Manager dialog boxes.

Ply material names and IDs

The software automatically creates ply material names by concatenating the Ply Material type and a consecutive ID. You can change both the name and the ID by clicking on the appropriate cell in the Ply Material List in the Laminate Ply Material Manager dialog box.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	You must work in the FEM.
Command Finder	Ply Materials

How do I

Create a fiber-reinforced ply material

Create a core ply material

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Defining materials for laminate plies

Woven ply material

Isotropic materials

Orthotropic materials

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Fiber-reinforced ply material

Core ply material

Fiber-reinforced ply material types

Isotropic material properties for 2D and 3D elements

Orthotropic material properties for 2D elements

Orthotropic material properties for 3D elements

Matrix and fiber isotropic material properties

Fiber orthotropic material properties

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