Defining materials for Simcenter Samcef analyses (Simcenter Samcef Structure and Thermal)

In the Simcenter Samcef solver environment, you can create several material types.

Structural Materials

In Simcenter Samcef Structural analyses:

• You can create Isotropic, Orthotropic, or Anisotropic elastic materials. You can add viscoelastic or viscoplastic properties.In Orthotropic materials, you can specify several fibers damage laws.

• You can create hyperelastic materials: the Ogden material, the Alexander material, the Hart-Smith material, the Mooney-Rivlin material or the Hyperfoam material.

• You can define a Damage Interface material to model the damage in cohesive elements.

• You can define a Curing material to model the curing process in thermoset resins.

• You can define a Norton viscoplastic material.

• You can define a Simcenter Nastran MAT8/MATT8/MATS1 orthotropic material.

• You can define a Simcenter Nastran Gasket - Strain material

• You can define a Simcenter Samcef user-defined UMAT material. For more information, see Simcenter Samcef UMAT workflow.

Thermal Materials

In Simcenter Samcef Thermal analyses:

• You can create Isotropic or Orthotropic thermal materials.

• You can create a Fluid material used in Fluid Network definitions.

• You can define a Curing material to model the curing process in thermoset resins.

For more information on all these materials, see the material page in the Simcenter Samcef solver documentation..

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	Simcenter Samcef as the specified solver
Command Finder	Manage Materials
Location in dialog box	Type list, select the material type→Create Material

How do I

Assign a material using a mesh collector

Assign a material to a body

Find bodies with no material assignment

Filter the list of materials using a standard filter

Filter the list of materials using a custom filter

Configure columns in the material list

Use an inherited material in a physical property table

Override a material assignment in a Simulation file

Create a material

Create a new material by copying another material

Revert material properties to their inherited values

Lock an inherited material property

Specify a preferred material for a part or FEM

Learn more

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Defining materials for Simcenter Samcef analyses (Simcenter Samcef Structure and Thermal), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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