Chapter 8

Defining the Material

Chapter 8 Defining the Material

Overview
In this chapter, we discuss units, importing ANSYS defined materials, as well as describe how to define a user defined material. t i l

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A. UNITS
A Note on Units

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You d Y do not t need d to t tell t ll ANSYS th the system t of f units it you are using. i Simply decide what units you will use, then make sure all of your input is consistent.
For example, if the model geometry is in inches, make sure that all other input data material properties, real constants, loads, etc. are in terms of inches.

ANSYS does NOT do units conversion! It simply accepts all numbers you input without questioning their validity. The command /UNITS allows you to specify a units system, but it is simply a recording device to let other users of your model know what units you used.

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B. ANSYS Defined Materials

Using the Material Library This method allows you to choose a predefined set of properties for a given material.

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ANSYS supplies typical structural and thermal properties (linear only) for some common materials, materials but we strongly recommend that you create your own material library. To choose a material from the library:
First define the library yp path. Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Library > Library Path Enter the location from which to READ material data, e.g, \v100\ANSYS\matlib. Or use the /MPLIB command.

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Then import a material from the library. Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Library > Import Library Choose the units system. This is used only to filter the list of files shown in the subsequent dialog. ANSYS has no knowledge of units and does NOT do unit conversion. conversion Choose the desired material file, such as steel AISI C1020. Or use the MPREAD command with the LIB option option.

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C. Material Model GUI

Specifying Individual Material Properties Instead of choosing a material name, name this method involves directly specifying the required properties through the Material Model GUI. To specify individual properties: Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models Double-click on the appropriate property to be defined.

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Work through the tree structure to the material t type t to b be defined. d fi d Then enter the individual property p p y values. Or use the MP command.
mp,ex,1,30e6 mp prxy 1 3 mp,prxy,1,.3

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Add temperature dependent properties Graph properties vs. temperature

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Copy material models from one table to another Delete material models

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Material GUI Favorites Option Stores shortcuts to groups of f frequently tl used d material t i l properties. ti Allows you to define a template based on the currently selected model in the database, , then specify p y your own name for the template (which can be a useful descriptor such as "Steel" or "Metal Plasticity"). Does not D t save specified ifi d materials t i l and related data. It does, however, save your Favorites template to the ANSYS registry file for use in all subsequent b t analyses. l

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D. Listing g Defined Materials

The Material Model GUI shows one material at a time. Multiple material properties can be listed by:
Utility Menu > List > Properties > All Materials Or, use the MPLIST command

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Note, Nonlinear material properties can be listed using Utility Menu > List Properties > Data Tables or via the TBLIST command.

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E. Workshops
This workshop consists of two exercises:
W8A. User Input Material W8B. Material Library Input

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